This unique animal Just exist in Indonesia
Not wrong if Indonesia is mentioned as a very rich country. Has over 17 thousand islands, our country does not only have a wide array of cultures, tribes, and language, but also was awarded a very lush natural and beautiful. With different forms of Earth, each region has a unique habitat that are different from each other.
attention of this fact attracted the attention of the world to help preserve it. What animal is?
Cat Of Borneo
Regardless of the various habitat nusantara, Indonesia also has turned out to be a treasure that may not be owned by any other country. Without we realize, our fatherland turns out to be the residence of some rare species that are not found in other countries. The animals that often escapes the
Overview of possible cat instead of animals. But anyone would have bowled if seeing the appearance of the Red cat of Borneo. As the name suggests, the animals are found only in Borneo has a reddish-brown colored feathers. Part of her stomach have a paler colour, whereas in the brow and cheeks are brownish red line there are younger than the color of his body.
A pet cat is different with you guys, it has the appearance of a more gahar and lean. Its length can reach 55 cm while weighing up to 4.5 pounds. He has a very long tail of up to 35 cm. He lives in tropical forests that have a height of 900 metres above sea level. However, since the year 2002, this cat was declared a rare start. The last entry in 2007 revealed that the number is less than 2500 tail.
Well, the weather and climate friendly apparently make Wildlife-Wildlife above feel comfortable living in Indonesia. Unfortunately, their existence is increasingly threatened by poaching, natural disasters, and various other factors. In fact, these animals are a valuable asset that makes Indonesia become exceptional in the eyes of the world. If not us, who else will care for their survival
Anoa
Animals with the latin name Bubalus Depressicornis is found only in Sulawesi region. His appearance is similar to the goat, it's just that he has a long tapered horns 30 cm. Anoa itself consists of several types, which have a different life patterns.
But this time, the animal so the mascot of Sulawesi is also experiencing a critical period. Estimated to number only reached 5000 tail alone around the world. Indeed, the reason many people are interested in hunting in large numbers to take Horn, skin, and flesh.
Komodo
[6/1 16:19] Sulaiman Sofyan: Sitting on the bench since elementary school, of course we are already familiar ears to hear the name of this animal. But perhaps not everyone is aware that this very special rare animals, because it is found only in Indonesia. I was so legendarisnya, it even became the mascot of Indonesia in the international arena.
[6/1 16:19] Sulaiman Sofyan: The Komodo dragon is the world's largest lizard types who can reach 3 m in length, weighing 70 kilograms. These carnivores inhabit the islands of Nusa Tenggara region, such as Flores, Rinca, Gili Motang, and Gili Dasami. Because the number is dwindling, so the Government built the right captive named Komodo National Park.
Badak
In Indonesia there are two types of rhinos are extremely rare and protected, that the Javan rhinoceros and Sumatran Rhinoceros. But the Rhino the most we know is the one horned Rhinoceros is derived from Java. Despite his captivity in Ujung Kulon, but these animals continue to jumla has decreased. The last data mentions that the amount was only tens of course.
According to the story, originally a rhino can be found throughout the archipelago. But as time went on, the number decreases to only in Java and Sumatra. No wonder the animal's existence is threatened. In ancient Chinese medicine, animal horns are considered highly effective in treating various diseases. Its horn ever appreciated very expensive so it's always so eatable stuff.
Tarsier Monkey
In addition to the orang utan, other primates that so the specificity of Indonesia is Bangka Tarsier. Wildlife is also called Mentilin originated in Bangka Belitung. The colour is reddish-brown to brownish gray. Because of its length that only reach 12 to 15 cm, the world's smallest Primate Tarsier dubbed.
She has very large eyes so at first glance similar to OWL. No wonder some people also call it monkey ghost. Unfortunately, the tarsiers will not function during the day. Aside from Bangka and Belitung, these animals also were found in Riau and Kalimantan island.
Orang hutan
A variety of primate species are scattered all over the world, so that people do not consider it special. But you guys need to know, there is a rare primate species that exists only in Indonesia, namely orang utan. Compared to other types of APE, the orangutan has longer hair.
This species is known to have a high intelejensi and a longer life expectancy than families of other primates. Animals are able to survive up to 30 this year in terms of DNA known to have similar to humans. Orang utan is found in Borneo and Sumatra. Like other primates, they prefer to spend his life on top of the pohin or arnoreal.
Tiger
The number of tigers in Africa makes us realize that we cannot have its own species that do not exist in other countries. There are two rare species living in Indonesia namely the Sumatran tiger and Bali. Unfortunately, the Bali tiger was declared extinct since 1937 year because their habitat is disrupted. While the Sumatran tiger is currently estimated at only 500 remaining tail. The number continued to decline from the years so that the Government is trying everything possible to maintain his standing.
Sumatran tiger himself is known to have the darkest appearance among other species. The male Tiger has a length of approximately 92 inches, height 60 cm, and a weight of 140 kg. While the Tigress has an average length of 78 inches and weighs 91 kg.
Wow, Really amazing and informative post about unique animals, Nice explanation. Cat Of Borneo is so cute, Thanks for sharing @azkaaura