Jakarta Aquarium | |
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6°10′30″S106°47′24″E / 6.175112°S 106.789987°E | |
Date opened | October, 2017 [1] |
Location | Podomoro City, Jakarta, Indonesia |
Land area | 7,200 m2 (78,000 sq ft) |
No. of animals | 14,000 [2] |
No. of species | 600 [3] |
Owner | Taman Safari & Aquaria KLCC |
Website | www |
Jakarta Aquarium and Safari is a marine and freshwater aquarium located within a retail and leisure complex Neo Soho in Jakarta, Indonesia. The aquarium is home to hundreds of mammal, reptile, insect and various types of Indonesian marine fish, is to introduce to the next generation the biodiversity of the archipelago starting from islands, forests, and mangroves.
Other than Indonesian endemic animals, there are also animals from Africa and South America. [4] The aquarium is a subsidiary of Taman Safari of Indonesia in collaboration with Aquaria KLCC of Malaysia. The Aquarium has received the accolade of Trip Advisor's Certificate of Excellence Destination 2018 and Indonesia Travel Tourism Awards (ITTA). [5] [6]
The aquarium have nine zones, which displays various species.
Guests can take a picture with a blue-and-yellow macaw and a reticulated python. An interactive booth is also present, where guests can touch a Madagascar hissing cockroaches and red-eyed crocodile skinks. Special exhibits are also present, with Forsten's tortoises, Indonesian blue-tongued skinks, and a red tegu that can be petted by guests.
Guests can enter a hollow space in the middle of the tank through a tunnel where they have to crawl in.
Guest could touch several species of fishes and starfish in the touch pool, such as chocolate chip sea star, bluespotted ribbontail ray, whitespotted bamboo shark, and brownbanded bamboo shark. An aquarium is also present containing bamboo shark eggs, where guest can learn about the shark's embryo development.
The zone also include a tank for upside-down jellyfish, torpedo scad, and Indian threadfish. Two deep sea-themed tanks are also present, one is for eyelight fish and popeye catalufas, while the second is for longspine snipefish and Japanese pineapplefish.
Located next to the aquarium's exit and gift shop, Pingoo is a seafood and grill restaurant where guests can enjoy their meal and beverages with a group of Humboldt penguin. [7]
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