fauna

Tiniest Primate Recently Rediscovered in Indonesia

Tiniest Primate Recently Rediscovered in Indonesia

By: Brahmanto Anindito Very cute, isn’t it? We call it pygmy tarsier. Weighing about 57 grammes, this species is one of the world’s smallest and rarest primates. They have large eyes and large ears. Until now it was presumed that the pygmy tarsiers were extinct, with the last sighting in the wild dating back...

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ITS Forest, the Paradise of Wild Birds (Still?)

ITS Forest, the Paradise of Wild Birds (Still?)

As a man who had ever been lectured in ITS (Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology), I admire the park conception of this state institution. ITS’s park is not crowded by low trees like any other parks, but the tall trees. It’s a mini forest in campus. We had proclaimed this area as the widest...

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Seven World Heritages in Indonesia

The Borobudur Temple may out of the Seven World Wonders since long time ago, but Indonesia still has seven World Heritages. Seven world class sites. UNESCO has released the World Heritage Sites list, and some of them are in Indonesia. Here they are.

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An SOS Sign from Orangutans

An SOS Sign from Orangutans

Pongo pygmaeus is species that dwell in Borneo island, and Pongo abelii is species that dwell in Sumatra. They are the only surviving species in the genus Pongo. We simply call them orangutan. It was taken from the words “orang” (man) and “hutan” (forest). Physically, they really resemble human (of the forest). They are...

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Meet the World’s Largest Living Lizard

Meet the World’s Largest Living Lizard

They natively inhabit the islands of Komodo, Rinca, Flores, Gili Motang and Gili Dasami, in Indonesia. Their average weight is 70 kilograms, with 2-3 meters in length. The largest specimen found is 3.13 meters in length male. Yes, we’re talking about the top predators in the ecosystems. Komodo dragon. A.k.a. Varanus komodoensis.

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