Ragunan Zoo is not only an entertaining place but also an educational place. It is located not too far away from the city centre of Jakarta. It is also a good place for people to escape from the stresses of daily life, to breathe fresh air.
The zoo's location is filled with shrubs, ornamental plants, and trees native to Indonesia. It is 135 hectares wide. Papayas, mangoes and bananas grown in the zoo are the meals of birds and primates. Grass cutting is food for elephants, hippos and bulls.
There are about 4, 000 animals, reptiles and birds living here. It needs Rp. 1 million per day to feed the animals. Seventy percent of these animals are the natives of Indonesia. Some of the protected animals are siamang, tapir, babi rusa, and anoa. There are many African animals, too, such as the hippos, zebras and giraffes and there are pair of white tigers which came from the United States.
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