RAGUNAN ZOO

Ragunan is a zoo located in the area Ragunan , Pasar Minggu, South Jakarta, Indonesia. Ragunan was established in 1864, it is 40 hectare. There are various collection consisting of 295 species and 4040 specimens. Ragunan was closed about 3 weeks since 19 September 2005 because of the animals in it are infected with bird flu, but reopened on 11 October 2005. Ragunan zoo was the first zoo in Indonesia. Jakarta governor, Ali Sadikin, Ragunan Wildlife Park inaugurated on June 22,1966.

The name ‘Ragunan’ comes from the name of a controversial figure, Prince Wiraguna, a Dutchman who lived in 17^th century nobleman who was appointed as the Sultanate of Banten, which was buried in the area.

To reach this place, you can use TransJakarta (busway) majors Kuningan-Ragunan ended right in front of this zoo. Entrance to the zoo, you pay Rp. 4000,- for adults and Rp 3,000,- for children.

The animals that are here quite complete as a variety of avian (bird pelicans, peacocks, eagles, and others), various primates (monkeys, bekantan, and others), various types of snakes, sun-bears, elephants, deer, camels, hippopotamus, bison, bat. For wild animals, you can see tigers, white tigers, lions, crocodiles, and bears. To viewing the animals, there is the children’s playground, where there are variety of games and various games of the balloon.

At this zoo also has “Schmutzer Primate Center”. This place is special featuring a variety of primates with a different atmosphere and there are museums primates to increase knowledge of children.

There are also "World of Orang Utan", here we enter the long, dark tunnel that resemble cave, where between each section separated by the ropes that resemble tree roots. On the sides of the tunnel in a particular section will appear thick glass so that we can see orang-utans that were outside.

Source : http://kumpulan.info/wisata/tempat-wisata/53-tempat-wisata/69-liburan-murah-di-kebun-binatang.html and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ragunan_Zoo