Description of the attraction
Rangunan Zoo is located in Pasar Mingu, a city (in Indonesian - "kota") South Jakarta. The territory of the zoo is about 140 hectares, in its collection there are more than 270 species of animals, about 171 representatives of the flora. All residents are looked after by 450 people.
The species of animals that live in the Rangunan Zoo are endangered and are of great value. In total, the zoo is home to about 3120 species of animals, including birds and amphibians. On the territory, among the lush tropical vegetation, you can see the giant Indonesian monitor lizard, or, as it is also called, the Komodo monitor lizard, which is considered the largest of the existing ones. Here you can see elephants, giraffes, kangaroos, zebra, orangutans, tapirs, Sumatran tiger, banteng - a species of bull that lives on the island of Bali, as well as the smallest of modern wild bulls - anoa. One of the zoo's highlights is the large flying fox, the world's largest bat species.
Rangoonan Zoo is over 150 years old and is the third oldest in the world. And the zoo is the second largest in the world. Rangunan Zoo was founded in 1864. Renowned Indonesian artist Raden Saleh donated 10 hectares of his land in Central Jakarta to found the first zoo in Batavia. In 1966, the zoo moved to the Pasar Mingu area, the grand opening took place in June of the same year.
The Schmutzer Primate Center, opened in 2002, operates on the territory of the zoo. This center is privately funded and is considered one of the largest of its kind in the world. The center occupies 13 hectares. All sorts of primate species can be seen here, including gorilla, chimpanzee, and orangutans. Also on the territory there are attractions, a playground.
Starting from February 2014, the zoo closes every Monday - the animals have a "day off", they put things in order on the territory. If there is a holiday on Monday, the zoo will be open but closed the next day.
