The Komodo Fauna Museum of Indonesia

For those who are prehistoric animal enthusiasts, the Komodo Museum is the place that one does not want to miss. In this museum, one can find out in detail the origins of this particular predator.

The Komodo Museum is located on the Taman Mini Indonesia Indah complex. Physically the museum building is the largest animal-looking building in Indonesia. It measures in at 72 meters long, 25 m wide, and 23 m high. The exhibition rooms that include hallways that comprise a ground floorof 800 square meters and the first floor of 400 square meters. In the backside there is a small room used as office and when required, a film showing theater for about 30 people.

The Komodo Fauna Museum

Indonesia Exhibition uncovers a wide range of classes and species of animals in Indonesia. The exhibition is organized in such a way that complies with the habitat distribution patterns and wildlife. In the museum, people can enjoy an exhibit of fauna groups, such as, mollusks or snails, crabs, reptiles and amphibians. On the other hand, there are topographic lines beginning from deep sea level to highest mountaintops.

Outside the building, people can further learn about the animal variety in the form of a park. The park specifically features the reptiles. People can learn about three major reptile families: lizard and snakes, turtles, and crocodiles. Most f the animal groups found here are Indonesian native animals. Some carrying their own uniqueness are those from outside Indonesia, such as : turtles, alligators from North America, and iguanas from South America.

Touch Park is a section especially provided for visitors to be able to learn reptiles more closely and comfortably. Apart from being able to see closely the variety of reptiles, visitors can also play with snakes and lizard. Children may run around freely chasing after the turtles.

In Touch Park the visitors may carry, together with at least 10 other people, a giant python measuring at 8 meters and weighing in at 100 kilograms. The snake is very tame, and is the longest tame snake in three Indonesian Provinces. Other interesting section in the Reptile Park is the four-meter king cobra. There is also the four-legged snake, that is feared by the local people in Papua. Here in Touch Park visitors can touch the snake.

The other section includes the variety of frogs or amphibians. There are many interesting frogs in Indonesia. Unfortunately, people give very little attention to frogs mostly because they are often considered as disgusting creatures.

From the west to the east from the coastlines to the mountains’ is the theme made as the basic philosophy of the Indonesian animal kingdom exhibit. From the west to the east suggest the map of the animal kingdom from Sumatra to west Papua, featuring the spread of the animals. From the coastlines to the mountain reflects the order of habitat where the animal species live, which is from the deep sea to the high mountains.

The exhibit also focuses on both invertebraes and mammals, which highlights groups and families of animals. With regards of mammals, the Indonesian Fauna Museum Komodo brings together the species. The endangered species, such as, tiger, elephant, and bear, are highlighted in the museum. The reptiles, such as, lizards, snakes, and turtles, are featured in a separate section.

For students. The animal exhibits are a learning facility to enhance knowledge about the animal kingdom of Indonesia. In addition to the exhibits and watching the films, the visitors can gain more knowledge about the animals in general, and those of Indonesia, in particular.