Ragunan Zoo

Besides functioning as a place of relaxation, Zoo is a place of recreation-oriented education.
Laughter can be heard from different angles. Sometimes a little cry of a group of brightly colored jokes these kids. Meanwhile, some of the boys seem curious expression on his face and a look of fear in the eyes of an approaching animal behavior Busway on the side of the border camp. This piece of nature in Wildlife Park Ragunan (TMR), a day.
Giant Park is located 20 km from the center of Jakarta, it is a place of recreation that includes insights into education. No wonder so many families that visit here. They did not just look at the various animal populations, but also enjoy the natural shade appears Zoo in South Jakarta.
On the garden area of 145 hectares, an older animal species introduced to his collection of TMR children. Among the big trees and lush cool air, this region is very clean and comfortable. Visitors can feel comfortable even if the sun is directly overhead.
Approximately 90 per cent collections in the possession of wild animals is a TMR native to Indonesia. In each cage, there is information about the animal inhabitants, as petrified and add insight into the types of visitors and animal origin in the saw.
Visitors usually flowering on the weekends or during holidays, these days, visitors-especially children-can ride an elephant, an action, or boat. One of the most interesting spectacle attention of visitors is a zoo orangutan surrounded by a gig.
Hikayat Ragunan zoo
History is Ragunan Wildlife Park began with the founding of the first zoo with the name and Plant ZOO 1864, Cikini area of Central Jakarta, when it managed ZOO plants and Gracious Flora and Fauna Association of Batavia united Culturule Association and Plant ZOO, at Batavia.
The existence of zoos in the region this Cikini inseparable from the role of the Councils Saleh, Indonesian famous painter. Artists whose work is highly commended European artists, menghibahkan area of 10 hectares of his land as a place of settlement of the first zoo in Indonesia.
And ZOO Plant name later changed to Cikini Zoo in 1949. And the zoo moved its location in the region in 1964 Ragunan, Pasar Minggu, South Jakarta. An area of 30 hectares is reserved for the new zoo, a grant from the government of the Special Capital Region (DKI) of Jakarta.
Officially, Jakarta Governor Ali Sadikin on June 22, 1966 formally under the name Ragunan Zoological Park. During the trip, changed his name to the Ragunan Zoo, and finally standardized as Ragunan back Wildlife Park.
Now is the most complete zoo in Indonesia is undergoing expansion. Space is now grown to 140 hectares in size, has about 295 species of wild animals, the following model of 4040.

Schmutzer Primate Center: Heaven primate lovers
Primate Center that stood in the region could be said TMR is a priceless gift from a Dutch-Pure wife, Puck Schmutzer to the Indian government. Menghibahkan Schmutzer money that he should use a breed to create space for different types of primates. He hopes that gives grants to help Indonesian people to better understand and care for the preservation of wild animals.
Primate Center, which was inaugurated August 10, 2002 was the extent of that range is 13 hectares, and is recognized as the largest in the world. Schmutzer primate life in this, as with real life in nature. The animals are allowed to freely live without the cage or enklosur called.
Some primate native to Indonesia, which is below the person Utan, Borneo gibbons, gibbons Java Gray-merupkan-type is very rare, Siamang, and various other types.
In addition to a collection of primate native to Indonesia in the primate center has a collection of primates from other countries such as gorillas and chimpanzees. Four tails live Schmutzer Gorilla Primate Center, is imported from Howlettes and Port Lympne, England.
To find the funny actions of the inhabitants of the cage can be seen at the Primate Center, has at about 15:00 hours, you can see the appeal of these cute animals feed. This activity is one of the performances are not be missed. You can immediately see how the behavior of primates, such as hunting for food.
Schmutzer deliberately designed as a place of education, research, and recreation for the whole family. To complete this goal, Primate Center also offers educational support facilities, such as the theater with a capacity of 83 seats, with more than 50 films on the primates, also a library that provides at least 500 titles of books on the primates, and the cave of the education of children and a few natural recreation areas.