Schmutzer Primate Center in Ragunan Zoo is where the preservation of primates in Ragunan Zoo Park. Although located in Ragunan Zoo Park, its management is not left to the Ragunan Zoo Park. But by a private foundation whose funds originated from the Gibbon Foundation. As well as the San Diego Zoo, primate life in Schmutzer is designed like the wild life animals (without cages), for example, gorillas and orang-utan. The Cage is called enclosure. Places for visitors are provided a minimum, such as walkways, playground and learn or enter the cave, and the animals sought shelter maximum (in area). Schmutzer Primate Center also has a museum, library and movie theater little about primates in Indonesia and the world. Since visitors are not allowed to bring food in, Schmutzer very clean environment. Examination of this strict, precise care belongings safe and tidy. Visitors are checked before entering, even candy would be confiscated in the nursery goods. Drinking water is provided free at the park with a fountain drink at any point a certain point in the zoo. In addition to untreated animals, all plants in Schmutzer given the board a name based on its Latin name for details of visitors. Primate Center is still under development and some sections still under development finished. Example : gorilla enclosure 2 for male gorilla without a partner. In 2006 the primate center has been left entirely in jakarta Ragunan zoo.
Mrs. Pauline Antoinette Schmutzer-Versteegh
She is pioneering the construction of Schmutzer Primate Center. He is an animal lover, painter and philanthropist. She bequeath all his estate to The Gibbon Foundation, chaired by Willie Smits to make a new facility for primates in the Ragunan Zoo Park.
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