Jakarta – A virtual trip organized by Ragunan Zoo in South Jakarta today provides Ratna and Dino, a couple of Sumatran orangutan (Pongo Abelii).
Ratna and Dino welcomed the virtual audience on Ragunan Zoo’s official Instagram @ragunanzoo on Sunday at 9 a.m. local time.
The zoo has organized virtual tour on its Instagram because May 10, 2020 m featuring a series of animals like Sumatran elephant, Sumatran tigers, and Siamang apes (Symphalangus syndactylus)
In its discussion, the audience is welcomed to get familiarized with the animals in the Ragunan Zoo, and introduced to the animals’ names, and their favorite food.
Visitors to virtual trips can likewise communicate by presenting concerns on the Ragunan Zoo’s Instastory (Instagram Story). The questions will be answered straight by the animal keepers.
The questions might be, for instance, on the animals’ preferred things, about their day-to-day practice in their natural habitat, and about their age.
The Head of Ragunan Zoo’s Promotion Department, Ketut Widarsana, said that the virtual tours of Ragunan have up until now been held 4 times. The first tour was held on May 10, 2020, including a Sumatran elephant called Pangeran Lestari Mulyani.
The second virtual trip was held on May 17, with 2 Sumatran tigers – Hana and Tino – as the hosts.
And the third trip was organized on May 21, by featuring a Siamang household named Zulkarnain (dad), Nia (mom), and Janu.
The Ragunan Zoo was officially opened on June 22, 1966, by the then Jakarta governor, Ali Sadikin.
Virtual trips are organized as the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has actually required momentary closures of all amusement centers in the capital city, to avoid the spread of the infection.
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