Soekarno “We shake the heavens and rock the earth, that we may live not only on ¢2.50 a day.”
SBY “You may read of small radical groups. But mainstream Indo will always be moderate and tolerant.”
In 1818, an Indonesian guide working for Dr. Joseph Arnold, discovered a giant flower without any leaves or a stem. The flower was found in one of Indonesia’s rain forests, it looks and smells like rotting flesh. It rarely blooms and when it blooms the stinking smell attracts flies and beetles for pollination. The Rafflesia, [...]
The Histiophryne Psychedelica was first spotted in Indonesia back in January 2008, when a scuba diving tour operator found this beautiful bouncing fish in shallow waters of Indonesia. The operator contacted Ted Pietsch, a fish expert from the University of Washington. After one year of research and study the new found fish in the shallow [...]
The Komodo Dragon is the worlds heaviest lizards. They can grow to over 3 meters long and average 2.5 meters and weigh 70 kg (150 pounds). They are now found on the islands of Komodo, Rinca, Flores and Gili Motang in Indonesia. The Komodo Dragon has survived through ages and harsh climates for millions of [...]
The hornbills (bucerotidae), or “burung tingang” in Indonesian, are a family birds found in Asia and Africa. A number of species of hornbill are threatened of extinction. These monogamous breeders feed on fruit and small animals. You can hardly find hornbills in the wild although if you are lucky, you may spot them in the [...]
The orangutans is a species of great apes. The name orangutan is also written as “orang-utan” or “orang utan”. It is derived from two Malay and Indonesian word “orang” which means person and “hutan” which means forest or jungle. So the name orangutan means ‘person of the jungle’. Orangutans can be found in Sumatra and [...]
