5 February 2012, Singapore – This Valentine’s Day, take time off with your special someone and spend the day at Jurong Bird Park.
Check out the monogamous mandarin ducks, famed for being a symbol of fidelity and marriage in Chinese Culture. It is breeding season now and these drakes don their Sunday best for courtship. Originally from a drab-looking, brown-white plumage, the drake morphs into an iridescent colour palette or orange, brown, purple, green and blue to attract the female duck. Once a pair is established, mating takes place in the water, and a clutch of 8 to 12 eggs is laid with an incubation period of 30 days.
Carolina wood ducks are also known to be monogamous. Like its Mandarin duck counterpart, all wood ducks spot similar earthy colour tones until the breeding season starts. The drake then spots a glossy plumage of several shades of green, white and black with a sleek crest to attract their mate. Eggs are laid in clutches of 7 – 15 with an incubation period of 30 days.
Whilst the ducks engage in mating rituals, couples to Jurong Bird Park on 14 February can also indulge in a premium package specially put together for Valentine’s Day. A Cupid’s Candlelight Dinner at the recently launched Penguin Coast lets you and your hot date wine and dine right in front of an amazing penguin viewing gallery.
CUPID’s CANDLELIGHT DINNER
Date: 14 February 2012 (Tuesday)
Time: 7pm
Pricing: S$208+ per couple (Cost includes admission and dinner for two and an exclusive couples gift)
Venue: Penguin Coast, Jurong Bird Park
Reservations: Call +6563608560 or email event.sales@wrs.com.sg.
Valentine’s Day Dinner Menu
Starter: Lovers’ Lobster Salad
Lobster Medallion with Mango, Avocado, Water Chestnut, Sherry Vinegar Enhanced with Aged Balsamic topped with Garden Salad
Soup: “My Little Dumpling” Scallop Soup
Light Cream of Scallop Soup with Smoked Turkey Dumpling and US Asparagus served with Assorted Country Style Bread (Multi-grain and Olive Bread Roll)
Entrée: Cod My Heart
Oven Baked Marinated Chilean Codfish with Champagne Sauce, Pea Puree, Chateau Dauphinoise and Baby Vegetables
OR
Entrée: Wild About Wagyu
Corn Fed Wagyu Beef with Merlot Jus, Pea Puree, Chateau Dauphinoise and Seasonal Vegetables
Dessert: Lust for Chocolate
Flavor Blueberry Chocolate Chateau Enhanced with Vanilla Sauce and Strawberry Sauce Finished with Glazed Fresh Fruit
Dessert served with your choice of coffee or tea
Also included in the dinner menu package:
- Free flow of soft drinks, orange, pineapple and lime juice.
- Special gift for the couple.
- Bottle of sparkling wine.
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