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A group of White-crested Laughingthrush (Garrulax leucolophus) spotted at Bukit Batok Nature Park, Singapore on 12 May 2025. They were allopreening* one member, who clearly enjoyed the attention. The last shot was an opportunistic "Ta-da!" pose shot. 🙂

Included in the thread is a video showing the allopreening.

On iNaturalist [ inaturalist.org/observations/2 ].

*Allopreening is the term used for one bird grooming another.

In 1979, the government of #Singapore launched the National Courtesy Campaign. This long-running campaign aimed to promote the idea of being courteous and polite in Singapore, as people are increasingly living in ever higher-density “new towns” consisting of high-rise flats.

For decades, the face of the Courtesy Campaign (later called the Kindness Campaign) was Singa the Courtesy Lion, a smiley-faced cartoon lion adopted in 1982. The Courtesy Song was played on TV many, many times and featured prominently in my childhood memory.

After 30 years of service, Singa the Courtesy Lion finally called it quits, because he’s “just too tired to continue facing an increasingly angry and disagreeable society.” web.archive.org/web/2013060718

Anyway, here’s a collage of Courtesy/Kindness campaign materials that someone put together, accompanied by the Courtesy Song. Source: youtube.com/watch?v=ZsqL5W-eRL

Singapore: maybe the only urban place where you can encounter otters. But you have to take care: they are still wild animals.

"The public is advised to maintain a safe distance, and avoid touching, feeding, chasing or cornering otters – especially if there are pups as they are protective of their young and may react defensively if threatened."

straitstimes.com/singapore/wom

The Straits Times · Woman bitten by otter near Robertson Quay, area cordoned offNParks is in contact with the woman's family. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.