The Village that Became a Forest

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Where is the village located?

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Thomson Nature Park in Singapore.

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What type of village is described in the text?

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A village that nobody lives in anymore, with parts of the houses still remaining.

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What happened to the village in the 1960s?

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It had around 100 residents who were immigrants from different cultural backgrounds.

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Why did people stop living in the village?

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The last residents moved out due to a planned housing development.

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What happened to the houses that were planned to be built?

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They were never built, and nature took over.

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What endangered species of monkey can be found in the area today?

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The Raffles' banded langur.

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How many Raffles' banded langurs are there in Singapore?

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There are now only sixty of them living in the whole of Singapore.