Taman Safari Zoo Liger in Indonesia
Taman Safari Zoo also has a ligers which is considered as one of the rarest big cat in the world. This liger zoo is located at Indonesia’s Bogor district. The presence of the liger at this safari park makes it the first zoo in Indonesia to have a liger at its premises. Furthermore; the presence of the liger at the Taman Safari Zoo also accumulates the zoo within a list of almost 50 identified zoos around the world which have ligers. If you are a big fan of a liger and you are visiting Indonesia then this zoo will pretty much fulfill your desire to meet the world’s rarest big cat i.e., the liger. The exact address of the Taman Safari Zoo is “Jalan Kapten Harun Kabir No. 724, Cibeureum, Cisarua, Cibeureum, Cisarua, Bogor, Jawa Barat 16750, Indonesia”. Let’s extract further details about this rarest big cat (the liger) from the Taman Safari Zoo in Indonesia.
The liger is part of the Taman Safari Zoo from the last 3 years. The liger appears to be a very big male liger and it will possibly weigh around 700 to 800 pounds. Ligers are believed to weigh more than 900 pounds and they are considered as twice bigger in terms of their sizes when compared with lions and tigers. Furthermore; this male liger of Taman Safari Park also has a very well trimmed mane around its neck. Male ligers do grow a small yet very well trimmed mane around their neck as well. The name of this liger at the Taman Safari Zoo is also not known and even the zoo authorities haven’t mentioned the name of the liger yet.
The background of this liger at the Indonesia’s Taman Safari Zoo is not much known either. It is believed that this liger was found when police was investigating a murder probe and discovered a surprised zoo within a villa. Even at first sight the authorities had no idea which animal was it and later they figured out that it was a hybrid cross of a male lion and a female tiger. Onwards; this liger along with other big cats were transferred to the zoo facilities across Indonesia and Taman Safari Zoo was one of them which welcomed the transfer of the liger at its premises. As of 2018; this liger is still alive and living a very happy life at the Taman Safari Zoo.
The male liger is kept within a very huge enclosure at the Taman Safari Zoo. The best thing about this enclosure is that it has a glass wall which allows the visitors to watch this huge liger without any perception of cage or barrier. The glass wall also allows the visitors to watch the liger from very close range as well. Furthermore; this glass wall offers good opportunities for the photographers to take some magnificent shots of this liger as well. The liger has its dedicated sheltered home in its enclosure and it also has a huge sitting area, where he loves to sit and relax. Often this liger curiously comes near the glass wall to interact with the zoo visitors as well.
The overall facilities provided to the liger and other big cats at the Taman Safari Zoo are very satisfactory. There are around 2500 animals at the Taman Safari Park. Taman Safari Zoo has dedicated teams assigned to manage the living requirements of all of these 2500 animals. The liger looks very healthy which is also a key indicator that the zoo authorities are taking care of this magnificent big cat and many others in the best manner. Taman Safari Zoo also ensures medical facilities at its zoo premises. Therefore; in case an animal gets sick or injured; the medical team is always there to take care of the animal.
However; on the downside despite this entire buzz about the liger at the Taman Safari Park, this liger is still unknown to the rest of the world. The reason being the zoo authorities haven’t provided any content about this liger on their official website as well. There are no big cat related events from the zoo which educate the people about exotic big cats such as ligers. They may follow the example of Wynnewood Zoo or Myrtle Beach Safari about spreading the awareness about ligers and their role in conservation of the other big cats such as lions, tigers, leopards, jaguars and cougars etc. Only visitors visiting the Taman Safari have uploaded the liger pictures on their instagram accounts and from there only few people have come to know the presence of the liger at the Taman Safari Zoo.
