Penang mini zoo in a limbo


PENANG: A mini zoo complete with exotic plants and animals including two Bengal tigers may be facing eviction. 

The fate of the 15-year old privately-owned Penang Orchid, Hibiscus and Reptile Farm in Bukit Jambul – the only mini zoo of its kind on the island – is uncertain after the lease from the landowner Penang Development Corp expired yesterday.  

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