to visit the Indonesia-based zoo, is the best way to know the country's unprecedented to learn biodiversity Spanning 4800 km over two huge geographical areas. Bali has to have the good fortune, three well-established zoos world-class, all in Gianyar district in Bali heartland, its quality, professionalism and attractiveness would be proud of each small island population.
The Bali Zoo
Built on a former coffee and cocoa plantation is the Bali Zoo filled with lush shrubbery, grass, waterfalls, towering trees, long grass and dense jungle vegetation 5.5 hectares of natural landscape. The enclosures are clean and spacious, recreate, issued the habitat of the animal in miniature.
Managed by a staff of over 100, receives 10,000 visitors per month during the peak season, the Bali Zoo, home to 350 animals, including orangutans, gibbons, camels, porcupines, marsupials, the binturong omnivorous, barking muncak deer and mouse deer (Kancil) of storybook legend.
The zoo is also a learning center to promote environmental awareness and protection of species and educating children about endangered species. show plaques in front of each housing a picture of the sample, give exact zoological data in both Indonesian and English as well as a geographical distribution map.
depth in the area, we can pass the Sumatran and Bengal tiger exhibits that zoo heavyweights and crowd pleasers. To the delight of small children, small animals such as groundhogs and rabbits are not neglected. All encouraged along the tortuous path Zoo staff to keep us an exotic bird, snake or lizard. Visitors are also given the opportunity to feed the predators.
Suddenly I could hear screaming our two children, as they rounded a corner. Before them a large shaggy 22-year-old male orangutan was only two meters. Children should be able to get to Bali Zoo frighteningly close to animals, in contrast to European zoos where samples are kept at a distance.
lethargic and deceptively harmless, the old overweight primates was quietly eating from a huge pile of fruit, carefully peeling tiny bananas and put them in his mouth plop. from On the way, during the book signing, I read a couple of comments from other visitors: "I'm 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
Twelve years ago, when I first visited the Bali Bird Park (Jl Serma Cok . Ngurah Gambir, Singapadu, Batubulan, Gianyar, tel. 0361-299-352), it was a drive in the countryside, but now it is only a 25-minute crawl north of Batubulan. Although the parking lot full of cars and coaches were easily absorbed the eden-like park itself all passengers and still felt half empty.
We began our hike through the manicured gardens, ponds and jungle caves the cool of the morning, when the birds are most active were. I could hear the splashing, trills, stretched, sad, hard, hollow, guttural, plaintively, staccato and ecstatic screams of hundreds of species of birds. Accustomed to it to people, cockatoos and parrots were sitting in the branches of trees and peacocks and cranes roamed freely.
Next came cages hold amazingly colored macaws, followed by the dignified hornbills, looking mythological cassowaries with beady piercing eyes, then eagles, little owls, wading pelicans. So well camouflaged are some species that they were difficult to see in their green large cages. Smack in the middle is a world famous cultural icon, an authentic Torajan house of South Sulawesi. In other housing facsimiles stand of ancient Javanese temple.
Papua, a huge aviary next to the "Rainforest Juice Bar" of exotic species of New Guinea is full. With the exception of toucans, we had to keep our eyes peeled on site Bird. I nearly tripped over a stray drongo and Mambruk pigeon walking along the paths. Member of the jay family - -. and the spooky trembling cries of other invisible birds from the eye level walk through the canopy under a canopy
A white board in I could hear the sharp cries of the bird of paradise before New Arrival facility listed the inhabitants Bali Starlings, list the other species in the breeding program. I asked one of the curators, when the breeding programs were successful. "Indigenous breeds such as the Bali Star are easy to grow, but non-native species such as macaws are difficult, even if you have a healthy male and female. But we are fortunate to receive from outside Indonesia protected species. 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
Only 15 meters from the bird park, means the neighboring Rimba Reptile Park entry into a step back in the dawn from time. The atmosphere of open meandering rotated parkland full of birdsong to a dark damp silent rainforest laced with a maze of narrow paths. With more than 180 copies, this is one of Southeast Asia's rarest and most extensive collections of reptiles and amphibians.
We first came to a cavernous reptilarium where we got a look at rare terrestrial species behind glass. More than 100 snakes inhabit Indonesia, the majority of non-toxic, but these cavernous corridors focus on the more toxic varieties: king cobras, deadly pit vipers and the extremely toxic Taipan, whose bite enough venom to kill 300 people. Props such as Canon, driftwood, stone temples and fountains; Wooden wagon wheels, hangman's noose and pocked voodoo statuary made it a short visit for our small children.
The pride of the park is its Komodo dragons. At this time it was noon and the famous dragon was active, but half hidden. I had to get with an Italian woman jockey a clear picture of the giant lizard with my camera. We were both pleased when the star staggered behind a concrete wall and crawled towards us.
The stone paths and stairs led to the highest floor of the park, a large open-air courtyard of pools and trees, where iguanas and pythons attracted around and basking in the branches. The girls posed for pictures in front of a turtle, the caretaker, they recorded a stunning very pleasant Segelflosser lizard, just long enough enough experience for posterity.
Jl. Serma Cok Ngurah Gambir, Singapadu, Batubulan, Gianyar. Tel: 0361 299-344
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