Park Way Kambas – Looking at Habitat Original Elephant Attractions

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May 3, 2011

way-kambas Elephants are very large animals
Small eyes, long nose
His legs were big, big ears ……

That piece of poetry about the largest mammals living in the area of Way Kambas, Sumatra. Way Kambas elephant training center is the first in Indonesia.

Initially the largest mammal on the island of Sumatra is considered a pest by local farmers, but once captured and trained, these big animals into useful animal, not infrequently even very helpful in doing a job that requires energy.

Animals named latin Elephans Sumateranus Maximus is also the main attraction because they are good at attractions such as playing football, the elephants are also good at dancing to the accompaniment of music and dangdut jaipongan.

Other activities with native island of Sumatran elephant is an elephant safari, this activity became one of the much-loved tourist attraction of foreign tourists. With a large animal vehicles of tourists invited to tour through the bush and the swamps in this region. Tourists can also see how the giant mammals are trained. It called for traveling.

Besides elephants, in Way Kambas National Park also live many kinds of wildlife including rare and protected animals in the category for example, Sumatran Tiger (Panthera sumatrae), Asian Wild Dog (Cuon Apinus), tapir (Tapirus indicus), Sumatran Rhinoceros, there also six types of primates. Variety Type this garden birds reach about 286 species of birds, such as white storks, Rangkok, black crested Ibis, Little Cormorant snakes, king prawns and others.

Based on the ecosystem, this region is dominated by mangroves, such as fires, Rhizophorasp Nipah. Swamp forests, such as Geam, Nibung, like Ketapang Forest Beach, Sea Pines and Pandan. Lowland forest, such as Meranti, Salam, Rawang and oil.

Based on the type of secondary forest vegetation consisting of Meranti, Oil, Sempur, Suren, Puspa, Jabon until Rengas. Swamps or wet areas, such as Nibung, Pinang Merah, and type of grass, plants Reforestation.

National parks are located in Central Lampung regency and East Lampung is quite easy to achieve, good road access, from Bandar Lampung Way Kambas journey to be taken for 4 hours.

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