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Komodo The Latest Dragon on Earth

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According to me, komodo is a cute rare animal. Its big body but its bites don’t strong. Even its bite weakest than a house cat. Indonesia keep a lot of very rare animal, komodo is the one. Komodo Island isn’t as famous as Bali . We used to see komodo in the local zoo. Honesty I never go to Komodo Island , if you want ask why, the answer is I don’t have enough money to go there. So did anyone invite me to go to this place :) Do you know " ora" ??? did you know if komodo called ora in place of people in local area. Island komodo is residence they are called. Because its population which always declines and concerns government of Indonesia to build national park komodo to protect its population and ecosystem in some islands is including island Komodo, Rinca, and Padar. Latter is specified also Preserve Wae Wuul and Wolo Tado in Pulau Flores to assist conservation komodo. Did you believes that komodo bite as weak house cat bite ??? Just like I ...

Golden Silkworm ( Cricula trifenestrata )

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This Golden Cocoon produce by Silkworm ( Cricula trifenestrata ), but a single species in this world that produce the golden silk floss. This Silkworm ( Cricula trifenestrata ) live in Hutan Karang Tengah at Kabupaten Bantul, DI Yogyakarta. Geographical range. Indian Subregion to Philippines, Sulawesi and Java For the first time villagers has a assumption that the silkworm is a bug, that bald their plant so they exterminate by frying them as delicious food. Understanding of a situation the villagers in Hutan Karang tengah live in poverty. The Silkworm Cultivation have beneficial to villagers. 2 Kg of golden silk has cost estimating about US$ 200 , that a local price in Yogyakarta, it that product has been export to foreign countries, maybe it multiply third times from the local price. The Silkworm Cultivation has a great benefit to reduce global warming that threaten our planet :)

Orangutan

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Orangutan means "Forest Man". orang meaning "person" and "hutan" or "utan" meaning "forest". They have long arms and reddish-brown hair. according to wikipedia.org, orangutan distribution as a picture below They spread in Indonesia , at Borneo and Sumatra Island unfortunately this animal habitation is threaten by illegal trees felling. It's very dangerous if orangutan lives among the trees. They build the nest the trees, they combine leaves to make a braided leaves, and they eat most plant including the jungle fruit. The arms of an orangutan are twice as long as their legs, it make easier when they swing among the trees, orangutan walk like human. Scientific classification Kingdom : Animalia Phylum : Chordata Class : Mammalia Order : Primates Family : Hominidae Subfamily : Ponginae Elliot , 1912 Genus : Pongo Lacépède, 1799