Kam On Garden is in the hillside. Some special “guests” may visit the garden sometimes…
Wild boar (Sus scrofa)In the morning we may see the footprints of wild boar in the garden. Wild boar (scientific name: Sus scrofa), also known as wild boars are widely distributed in the world to adapt to a variety of habitats. The wild boar is omnivorous. Today , one of the main sources of food , meat pig , also in domesticated 8,000 years ago by the wild boar. Wild boar and domestic pig looks very different. Boar grows much slower than the domestic pigs, also in a lighter weight. Boar’s body is stout with big head. It has Dark brown or black coat. Coat of young pig is in light brown with black stripes. The average body length is 1.5 meter, with the height of 90 cm. Male boar has two pairs of continuous growing canines, which can be used as a weapon or mining tools. Wild boar will burrow to live and it is the only ungulate know how to dig holes.
Wild monkeys (Macaca spp.)
The total number of Hong Kong wild monkeys is about 2,000 which are divided into about 30 groups. Varieties include macaque (Macaca mulatta), long-tailed macaques (M. fascicularis) and their hybrids. They are active mainly in Jinshan, Lion Rock and Shing Mun Country Park. Wild monkeys can be adapted to different habitats, such as forests and grasslands, and even urban areas. Although wild monkeys are climbers and swimmers, they mostly stay on the ground. Their main food are leaves, fruits, flowers, roots, buds and insects.
Butterflies are flying everywhere because of the blooming flowers in the garden.
Hong Kong is home to more than 260 butterfly species, which is one-tenth the total for China. Hong Kong can be described as a "butterfly paradise". Butterflies catch people’s attention with their varied colours and elegant poses. They are not only beautiful, but useful. The caterpillar of Swallowtail (Papilio machaon), a vagrant that visited Hong Kong in 2004, is a Chinese medicine for stomach disorder.
Red-whiskered Bulbul
You can hear the beautiful songs from birds. Bird-watcher can find lovely birds like red-whiskered bulbul ( Pycnonotus jocosus ) on the tree to eat the berries. It is a member of the bulbul family which its hair stand upright, like a trendy hair style. Under it’s eyes are two red spots, like having the makeup. It is a resident bird found mainly in tropical Asia. It feeds on fruits and small insects and they conspicuously perch on trees and their calls are a loud three or four note call.