Panthera Zoo Research Paper

Panthera tigris remaining in Indonesia. The subspecies is distributed only on the island of Sumatra. Status critically endangered cause Panthera tigris sumatrae ex-situ conservation. Therefore, do captive breeding programs in zoos or wildlife refuges, one of which is the Surabaya Zoo. This study aimed to observe the daily behavior and the factors that influence the adaptation Panthera tigris sumatrae at Surabaya Zoo, then compared with the literature. Studies using focal animal sampling in June 2012. The research method is the method of observation conducted on four individual tigers in KBS. The observations made are eating behavior, rest, social and others. Results obtained in the study of the behavior of a daily four Sumatran tiger habitat in KBS ex-situ with an average of 74.9% break behavior, social behavior of 2.86%, 1.5% of eating behavior and other behavioral 20.74 %. In general, the daily behavior of Sumatran tiger habitat ex-situ KBS has in common with in situ habitat. Both in terms of the length of time activity, manner,
In its natural habitat, tigers are in a rain forest lowlands to the mountains, with elevations between 0-3000 meters above sea level. [1] [4]. Sumatran Tiger requires three basic needs is the availability of sufficient prey animals, water resources [5], and dense vegetation cover to ambush a prey. The tiger is a solitary animal, rarely found in pairs, except the tigress and her children. The tiger can communicate through scent and sound -bauan. The tiger has a strong sense of smell and often leave a mark in the form of urine with a characteristic odor. The mark serves as a road marker, a marker of territory or as a communication tool more specific information such as the identity of individuals, periods of tigers through in certain areas, and markers of estrus in female tiger