Visiting a zoo based in Indonesia is the best way to become familiar with the unparalleled biodiversity of the country covering 4,800 kilometers across two huge geographical areas. Bali is blessed with three zoos world-class well-established, all located in Gianyar District in the heart of Bali, the quality, professionalism and attractiveness make small population of the island proud.
The Bali Zoo
Maintained by a staff of over 100, receiving 10,000 visitors per month during the tourist season, the zoo of Bali is home to 350 animals, including orangutans, gibbons, camels, hedgehogs, marsupials the binturong omnivores, the barking deer muncak and mouse deer (of Kancil) of romantic legend.
The zoo is also a center of learning, promoting environmental awareness and conservation of wildlife and educating children about endangered species. Plates in front of each speaker show a picture of the specimen Zoological provide accurate data both Indonesian and English, plus a distribution map.
Deep in the area, we spent tigers exhibitions Sumatran and Bengal, the heavyweights of the zoo and the crowd. pleasers To the delight of small children, small animals such as groundhogs and rabbits are not neglected. All along the winding path of zoo employees have encouraged us to take an exotic bird, snake or lizard. Visitors are even given the chance to feed the carnivores.
Suddenly I could hear two children crying as they rounded a corner. Before them was a great shaggy 22 years orangutan male only two meters. Children are able to get alarmingly close to the animals in the zoo of Bali, unlike European zoos where the specimens are kept at a distance.
Lethargic and falsely harmless, former overweight primate was quietly eating a huge pile of fruits, peel carefully tiny bananas and plopping into his mouth. On the way, while signing the visitors' book, I read a few other visitors comments: "I am disappointed that I could not touch the orangutan," and "This zoo needs more babies!" And "Better than Melbourne zoo!"
Jl. Raya Singapadu, Sukawati. Tel: 0361-294-357
The Art of Bird Park
We started our walk through the lavishly landscaped grounds, ponds and caves of the jungle in the cool of the morning, when the birds were most active. I could hear the gurgling, chirping, drawling, sad, hard, hollow, throaty, plaintive, staccato and ecstatic cries of hundreds of bird species. Used to being around humans, cockatoos and parrots were sitting in the branches of trees, and peacocks and cranes roamed freely.
Then came the surprisingly colorful macaws holding cages, followed by hornbills worthy, cassowaries looking mythological Beady piercing eyes and eagles, little owls, pelicans wading. So well camouflaged are some species that were hard to see in broad leaf cages. In the middle is a cultural icon of world renown, an authentic house Toraja South Sulawesi. In other facsimiles pregnant ancient Javanese temples stood.
Papua, a gigantic aviary adjacent to the Rainforest Juice Bar "is full of exotic species from New Guinea. Except for toucans, we had to keep our eyes open to spot birds. I almost tripped over a stray drongo and Mambruk pigeon walking along the paths I could hear the shrill cries of the bird of paradise. - a member of the jay family -. and the ghostly cries trembling other invisible birds of hiking level eye through the treetops on a canopy
a whiteboard before the new arrivals facility listed residents Bali starlings and a list of other species in the breeding program. Demandai- I a Conservative if breeding programs have succeeded. "the indigenous breeds such as the Bali starling are easy to reproduce, but non-native species such as macaws are difficult even if you have a healthy male and female. But we were lucky to get protected species from outside Indonesia. Our park has the only hyacinth macaw throughout Indonesia. "
Jl Serma Cok Ngurah Gambir Singapadu Batubulan Sukawati Gianyar Tel:.. 0361 299352
own Jurassic Park Bali
We are . arrived on a reptile cave where we had a glimpse of the rare terrestrial species behind glass more than 100 snakes inhabit Indonesia, nontoxic majority, but the corridors of the cave as focus on the most venomous varieties: King cobras, deadly vipers and extremely toxic Taipan whose bite has enough venom to kill 300 people. Props such as cannon, driftwood, stone temples and fountains; wooden wagon wheels, flowing and voodoo statuary Hangman knot pocked made a short visit to our young children.
The pride of the park is its Komodo dragons. At that time, it was mid-day and the famous lizard was active, but half hidden. I had to jockey with an Italian woman to get a clear picture of the giant lizard with my camera. We were both pleased when the star attraction swerve from behind a concrete wall and crawled towards us.
The stone paths and stairs eventually led to the higher ground of the park, a large outdoor courtyard pools and trees where iguanas and pythons wandering around and lounging in the branches. The girls posed for pictures in front of a turtle, the guard gave them a striking sail-finned lizard very helpful, just long enough to record the experience for posterity.
Jl. Cok Ngurah Serma Gambir, Singapadu, Batubulan, Gianyar. Tel: 0361 299-344
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