Today's blog post is from a family outing that we went on MONTHS ago. It was my intention to post it soon after but that clearly didn't happen 😬 From a personal perspective, I'd say the theme of 2022 seems to be - so much to do and so little time!
Living in the West, it is a relatively long drive for us but we don't mind it because we invariably have a good time.
Jurassic Mile is Singapore’s new(ish) and largest permanent outdoor display of life-sized dinosaurs located along a section of the recently opened Changi Airport Connector, a 3.5km cycling and jogging path that links Changi Airport to East Coast Park and the Park Connector Network.
Now, let me tell you that our children aren't what you would term 'dinophiles'. They have watched Jurassic Park a few times, have flipped through a couple of children's books on dinosaurs and can identify the easily recognizable (popular) dinosaurs such as T-rex, Velociraptors, Triceratops, Stegosaurus and Brachiosaurus but that's just about it. We took them to Jurassic Mile mainly as a learning experience with the hope of getting them more interested in dinosaurs and the field of palaeontology.
At Jurassic Mile, more than 20 different prehistoric creatures from nine different species stretch over a 1-kilometre of the cycling and jogging path. Expect to see carnivorous and herbivorous species, defensive dinosaurs, as well as those that fly. The tallest dinosaur stands at almost 5 meters high.
We started our morning by visiting Changi Beach Park for a spot of exercise on a blisteringly hot Saturday. We quickly realized that the weather was hardly conducive for exercise (we had no plans of suffering a heat stroke!) so we didn't stick around for long.
We drove to Changi airport Terminal 4 and parked there. From the parking lot, it is a short walk to Jurassic Mile. Fortunately for us, there were not many people so we were able to take a good look around.
The starting point of the Jurassic Mile is this red Pterodactyl.
The path is somewhat narrow and certain stretches of it are lined with dino prints. Cute right?
The first exhibit we came across was the Triceratops. This dinosaur had a parrot-like beak and huge frill at the back of its head. It combined a gentle, plant-eating disposition with three fearsome-looking horns that were probably used both in courtship and keeping hungry tyrannosaurs and raptors at bay.
The baby Triceratops is a new addition.
Ankylosaurus was a heavily armoured dinosaur covered with thick and bony plates that were fused to its skull and other body parts. With a club-like bone at the tip of its tail, the Ankylosaurus could damage any attacking predator by swinging it.
And yes, I realize now that I have not managed to capture the tail which is an important feature of this dinosaur 😛
