I'd spent the evening at the Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES) Wildlife Rescue Centre, and as I walked out towards Old Choa Chu Kang Road to take the bus, I stumbled upon a few examples of local amphibians and reptiles along Lorong Pasu and Sungei Tengah Road.
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Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Sightings at Sungei Tengah
I'd spent the evening at the Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES) Wildlife Rescue Centre, and as I walked out towards Old Choa Chu Kang Road to take the bus, I stumbled upon a few examples of local amphibians and reptiles along Lorong Pasu and Sungei Tengah Road.
Saturday, June 30, 2012
Thoughts on Roadkill, Part 2: Invasives & Non-natives
On Monday, the Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES) posted the following image on their Facebook page:

Green iguanas are native to Central and South America. It is saddening and shocking to sight such exotic wildlife here in Singapore, smuggled in to meet the demand for reptiles as illegal pets. This poor adult male Iguana was found run over and dead on the roads on Sungei Tengah road, right in our neighbourhood - Another victim of the illegal wildlife trade being abandoned to fend for himself.
Friday, June 29, 2012
Thoughts on Roadkill, Part 1: A video collection
Road sign on Sentosa;
(Photo by scubawatters)
Despite my morbid fascination with dead animals, I still get a little shudder every time I encounter roadkill. Maybe it stems from the fact that motor vehicles (through the actions of the people who operate them) can also cause serious injury and death to other people, so it's a twinge of empathy, acknowledging that it is a nasty way to get killed, and the grim realisation that it could just as easily be a fellow human being lying on the road. Not to mention the fact that despite near-universal knowledge and education on road safety, there is no indication that we will ever be able to eliminate vehicular traffic as a significant cause of human mortality. What makes one think that animals, being unable to comprehend the purpose of pedestrian crossings or road signs, would fare any better?
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
A word of thanks
I'm really pleased to see the support that Monday Morgue has received from many people, especially in the Singapore Blog Awards 2012. Although I did not have high hopes at first, I'm now able to count myself as one of the top three currently leading in votes for my category.
Monday, May 28, 2012
Vote Monday Morgue!

Me in my element: Guiding as a volunteer with the Raffles Museum Toddycats!.
(Photo by Boh Zuze)
It's been such a fun and fulfilling weekend at the Singapore Botanic Gardens, sharing interesting stories about Singapore's wildlife and wild places with members of the public. And I'm really pleased that my talk about the importance of documenting dead animals was very well-received. I'll write about my weekend soon enough, but now that the fun and festivities from the Festival of Biodiversity are over, it's time for Monday Morgue to focus on another significant event: the Singapore Blog Awards. If you recall, I'm currently a finalist in the Sold.sg Best What-the-Hell Blog category.
Voting opened on Monday, and everyone can cast one vote per category every day until 30th June. I hope that I'll be able get more support, not just from friends who are familiar with this blog, but also with new readers. A big thanks to Crystal and Jerome, who are finalists in other categories, and who have shown their support for Monday Morgue!
In the meantime, while I prepare a nice blog post to show you all about what happened at the Festival of Biodiversity, here's a short interview for the Singapore Blog Awards:
Friday, May 25, 2012
It's Showtime!
The Festival of Biodiversity begins tomorrow!

Many of us are busy making preparations for the weekend, with a wide range of activities for the whole family to enjoy. Besides doing booth duty as a volunteer guide with the Marine Exhibtion and the Raffles Museum Toddycats!, I also plan to participate in some of the film screenings, symposiums, and of course, not to forget my talk on Sunday.

Many of us are busy making preparations for the weekend, with a wide range of activities for the whole family to enjoy. Besides doing booth duty as a volunteer guide with the Marine Exhibtion and the Raffles Museum Toddycats!, I also plan to participate in some of the film screenings, symposiums, and of course, not to forget my talk on Sunday.
Monday, May 21, 2012
Yet more shameless self-promotion
Monday Morgue is a finalist in the Singapore Blog Awards 2012!
Yes, my spin-off from this blog is currently a contender in the Sold.SG Best What-the-Hell Blog category:

(No offence intended to fellow finalists in the same category)
Yes, my spin-off from this blog is currently a contender in the Sold.SG Best What-the-Hell Blog category:

(No offence intended to fellow finalists in the same category)
Shameless Self-promotion
If you're free this coming weekend, do take part in the Festival of Biodiversity, happening at the Botany Centre in the Singapore Botanic Gardens!


Wednesday, May 2, 2012
The growth of Monday Morgue
Wild boar (Sus scrofa vittatus) skull, Pulau Ubin
31st May 2009
Monday Morgue had a humble start. It began as a weekly feature over here on The Lazy Lizard's Tales, a way to provide filler material when I didn't have the time or energy to write proper blog posts, while giving me the chance to share random photos I'd taken of dead animals I encountered while outdoors.
Last year, I decided to split it off and have Monday Morgue hosted on its own dedicated site. At first, I toyed with Tumblr, but eventually settled on Posterous.
For some reason, Monday Morgue seems to have become quite a hit with many people.
Labels:
events,
monday morgue,
nature blogging,
talks
Monday, July 11, 2011
A new look for Monday Morgue
Equatorial spitting cobra (Naja sumatrana)
Woodlands, 27th June 2011
One of the regular features of this blog has been my weekly Monday Morgue updates, featuring photos of a dead animal I encountered somewhere in Singapore, whether it's dead fish on a shore or a crushed snail in my neighbourhood. You may have noticed a lack of new Monday Morgue entries on this blog in recent months. That's because after a suggestion from some friends, I decided to move my Monday Morgue posts over to a blog specially dedicated to sharing photos of animal carcasses.
Monday, March 21, 2011
Monday Morgue: 21st March 2011
Mangrove horseshoe crab (Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda)
Mandai, 29th January 2011
Wild Fact Sheets
A Guide to the Mangroves of Singapore
SeaLifeBase
Labels:
arthropods,
horseshoe crabs,
Mandai,
mangroves,
monday morgue
Monday, March 14, 2011
Monday Morgue: 14th March 2011
Rodong (Telescopium telescopium)
Mandai, 29th January 2011
Wild Fact Sheets
Guide to the Mangroves of Singapore
Guide to Seashore Life in Singapore
SeaLifeBase
Labels:
gastropods,
Mandai,
mangroves,
molluscs,
monday morgue
Monday, March 7, 2011
Monday Morgue: 7th March 2011
Prawn (Penaeoidea)
Cyrene Reef, 26th June 2010
Wild Fact Sheets
A Guide to Seashore Life in Singapore
Guide to the Mangroves of Singapore
Labels:
arthropods,
crustacea,
Cyrene,
monday morgue
Monday, February 28, 2011
Monday Morgue: 28th February 2011
Tripodfish (Triacanthidae)
Changi, 21st February 2010
This dead tripodfish was found on the ground along with several other dead fishes at the base of a tree, well away from the shoreline. Clearly, these had been discarded after a fishing session.
Wild Fact Sheets
Coastal Fishes of Indonesia: Field Guide to Lombok Island
Labels:
Changi,
fish,
fishing,
monday morgue
Monday, February 21, 2011
Monday Morgue: 21st February 2011
Mass of button zoanthids (Zoanthus sp.)
Pulau Ubin, 18th October 2008
Wild Fact Sheets
Advanced Aquarist
WetWebMedia.com
Sea Mat: An Ocean Of Color For The Aquarium
Labels:
cnidaria,
monday morgue,
Pulau Ubin
Monday, February 14, 2011
Monday Morgue: 14th February 2011
Red swimming crab (Thalamita spinimana)
Pulau Senang, 13th June 2010
Wild Fact Sheets
A Guide to Seashore Life
Project Semakau
SeaLifeBase
Labels:
crustacea,
monday morgue,
Pulau Senang
Monday, February 7, 2011
Monday Morgue: 7th February 2011
Mangrove whipray (Himantura walga)
Pulau Ubin, 3rd December 2009
Wild Fact Sheets
A Guide to Common Marine Fishes of Singapore
FishBase
IUCN Red List
Fishes of Andaman Sea
Labels:
fish,
monday morgue,
Pulau Ubin
Monday, January 31, 2011
Monday, January 24, 2011
Monday Morgue: 24th January 2011
Changeable lizard (Calotes vesicolor) being scavenged by ants
Tanah Merah, 23rd January 2011
Wild Fact Sheets
Mangrove and wetland wildlife at Sungei Buloh Wetlands Reserve
Wildlife Singapore
Ecology Asia
Monday, January 17, 2011
Monday Morgue: 17th January 2011
Exuvia of dragonfly nymph (Anisoptera)
Lake at SAFTI Military Institute, 22nd November 2010
The dragonflies (Odonata) of Singapore: current status records and collections of the Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research
Dragonflies and damselflies of Singapore
Nature Photography - Singapore Odonata
Dazzling Dragonflies of Singapore!
Dragonflies and Damselflies of Sungei Buloh
Odonata of Peninsular Malaysia
Labels:
arthropods,
insects,
Jurong,
monday morgue
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