Museum Of Zoology Bogor
For lovers of the museum,
when he was in the Bogor Botanical Gardens, visited the Museum of Zoology
certainly should not just be missed. Zoology Museum located at Jl. Ir. H.
Juanda no. 09 Bogor. For visitors who are in the middle of the Botanical
Gardens, can achieve this mueum from the Main Gate.
The museum was built in
1894 under the name Landbouw Zoologisch Laboratory and headed by Dr. J.C.
Koningsberger an expert renowned Botanic that time. Four years later changed
its name to Zoologisch Landbouw Museum. Further, the name of the museum
alternated from time to time. And finally, since 1987 bergantilah into Research
and Development Institute of Zoology or so-called Museum of Zoology.
There are about 2,000 species of animals are put on about 75 boxes and 60 vitrine (cabinets). Incidentally at that time myself intend to go to the location of the museum after a walk in the Bogor Botanical Gardens. So before going home, me a time to stop by to see the contents of the museum. From Lady Raffless Memorial myself walking towards the north through several buildings such as the Garden Shop, Treub Laboratory and the Center for Conservation. Until the meeting came at a fork in the road user. The clue leads to the Museum of Zoology. And on additional writing again, that is FREE. So to enter the museum visitors do not charge at all. Following the instructions of the road, came to me to the location of the Museum of Zoology.
Today it seems many visitors stepped into the museum. Children, teenagers, parents seem keen to enter the museum from the rear of the main door. Myself joining them along it. An open hallway, directly brings visitors face to face with the entrance.
Today it seems many visitors stepped into the museum. Children, teenagers, parents seem keen to enter the museum from the rear of the main door. Myself joining them along it. An open hallway, directly brings visitors face to face with the entrance.
Birds Space I
From that location myself
straight to the room on the left called Birds Space I. In space, the display of
various birds which have been preserved, among others: the eagle, Bido,
falcons, partridges, kuwau, quail, pigeon, birds paddy , maleo, swallows,
shorebirds, parrots, woodpeckers, starlings, birds, honey, etc.
Birds Space II Following from Birds Space I myself moved to the previous room Birds Space II. In addition there is a skeleton three animals above (tapir, dwarf buffalo and tiger), in that space also display various birds are preserved. The most exciting of course birds of paradise with a fluffy tail. In addition there are still some birds are also preserved and placed in glass cabinets. Among others: cassowary, Mambruk, kaka old, finches, etc.
space Mammals Bird II revolves around the room clockwise, arrived at the door of room Mammals. Myself go inside to view the existing collection. Just above the entrance, there is a head that has preserved some of the animals such as elephants, rhinos, deer, etc.
In this room that became icons are preserved Large Rhino.
There is also a
collection of various monkeys that have been preserved as proboscis monkeys,
orangutans urang, rase, etc. Various rodents and squirrels, bats, did not
escape go on display.
While on the other side there is a collection of tigers, deer,
cats, bears, deer, leopards, etc. preserved and stored in a glass cabinet.
Reptile and Amphibian space Switching to the front room, is a room Reptile and Amphibian. Snakes, frogs and turtles with various types exist here. collection is stored in a glass cabinet that meets the circumference and the central part of the space.
In addition, a giant fish on display attached to the roof.
On one wall appeared a
giant crab legs split the middle.
Space Whale skeleton Move to the next room (the east), myself
met new whale skeleton. The framework is high enough that so much of the space
devoted only to the blue whale skeleton.
Insects Space insect is in the west of the room Reptiles and Amphibians. The space is divided into spaces smaller. There various insects displayed in glass cabinets. Not to forget the variety of beautiful butterflies are also there.
Space Fish and Mollusk The last room in the most northern part is a space fish and molluscs. There is a giant closet that displays various types of fish in Indonesia, which has been preserved.
