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Taman Safari Bogor Polar bears in Indonesia

Discussion in 'Indonesia' started by Salt Merchant, 11 Sep 2020.

  1. Salt Merchant

    Salt Merchant Well-Known Member

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    The park used to exhibit two polar bear named Bjurn and Tasha delivered from Adelaide Zoo after a breeding program in 1992. However, Bjurn died on March 31, 2004 while Tasha died on March 30, 2005, both due to old age. The exhibit is now used as a Humboldt penguin exhibit, the polar bears can be seen as a taxidermy in the exhibit.
     
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    Salt Merchant Well-Known Member

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    I can find only find one media showing a living Taman Safari's polar bear



    Skip to minute 21:46. The polar bear shown is Tasha, since this was filmed on December 2004
     
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    It might be issues on my end, but there's no video.
     
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    The video is shown on my phone. It's in YouTube, the keyword is "Taman Safari Des 2004". The thumbnail show a zebra with a colorful words saying "Taman Safari Des 2004"
     
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    aardvark250 Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    Please tell me there is air-conditioning. No way a polar bear can survive the Indonesian heat without that.
     
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    According to my dad, who have been to Taman Safari since the first week of it's opening, there is a air conditioning.
     
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    Not keen on Polar species in hot tropical climates
     
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    Some info about the bears that I forgot to mention.

    The bears are wild caught in Russia, they were delivered to Ruhr Zoo in Germany and later moved to Adelaide Zoo.
     
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  9. Kifaru Bwana

    Kifaru Bwana Well-Known Member 15+ year member

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    Giant panda climate wise seem to have been a good replacement.
     
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    aardvark250 Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    Giant panda actually live in a temperate to quite cold climate. It is better than having a tundra animal, but you still need full indoor air-conditioning among it's picky diet to hold them in tropical zone.
     
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    Kifaru Bwana Well-Known Member 15+ year member

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    That said: Bogor is quite a quintessential location where a mild tropical climate exists as well as a good choice of bamboo is locally available. The - admittedly repressive unhealthy oppressive regime - old Dutch colonials like to travel up from Jakarta to Bogor to escape the heat and humidity of the megapolis city.

    Personally, I like both the inner-city Jakarta area as well as Bogor very much. What is less agreeable is the traffic in and out of Jakarta ...., a nightmare in day time.
    (Excuse my honesty Nandito, no harm intended!).

    But well the Indonesians in general are so nice, welcoming and courteous that we "Westerners" might like to copy and adopt their example in hospitality and courtesy forthwith!
     
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    Nah, It's true. Traffic and flood is a every day sight

    Well, in term of humor, most Indonesian aren't so nice about it. Like no matter how controversial the thing their joking about, they're going the milk the joke until It's dry. The only controversial Indonesian joke that I think will never die is the meme that will appear in every Indonesian internet user social media every September.
     
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    She possibly died on 2008, when the exhibit was repurposed for Humboldt penguins
     
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