Forest". Orangutans are found in the tropical forests of Sumatra and Borneo. They are the most arboreal of the great apes and move amongst the safety of the trees from one feeding site to the next. They are so well adapted to arboreal life that they cannot place their feet on the ground, instead they walk on the outside of their curved foot. There is a scattered population of orangutan in Indonesian Borneo, Malaysia Borneo and northern Sumatra. The different habitats have isolated the orangutan
How would u feel if someone came in your neighborhood and destroyed your homes? So how would you expect the Sumatran orangutans to feel? Sumatran Orangutans homes in North Sumatra are being destroyed on a high rate, the main problem is due to fire and other development. The plan to build a road in north Sumatra threatens one of the largest-numbers of areas of the orangutan’s habitat. Not only do fires burn down many areas of orangutan’s habitat, but alot of these apes were thought to have burned
Indonesia is one of them and the home of Tesso Nilo National Park. This national park houses some of the largest lowland rainforests that still remain in Sumatra. The Indonesian government declared this to be a national park in 2004 and a decision had been made to expand this park to over 621 miles of spacious area for the habitats of the park to live. This national park was created to protect its wildlife
26th, 2004 and had a magnitude of 9.15. The cause of the Sumatra Tsunami was due to the sliding of two tectonic plates. Sumatra, an island in Indonesia, is situated on the boundary of the two plates; part of Sumatra is situated on the India/Australian plate and the other part is on the Eurasian plate. The Indian/Australian plate and Eurasian plate connect on the ocean floor at the boundary, a little over 100 miles off the short of Sumatra. Sumatra was one among the many countries that was impacted by
Colonialism in Southeast Asia 6b.Colonialism in Southeast Asia is not only about the restructuring of local society for the sole aim of economic progress, and not always with tragic consequences. It is indeed true that apart from economic incentives, the western colonialists came to Southeast Asia for political and humanitarian reasons. Also, colonial rule did always result in tragic outcomes. The major factor responsible for colonialism in Southeast Asia was largely political, specifically
in two places on Earth, the islands of Borneo and Sumatra. Unfortunately, both of these regions now are being decimated by the palm oil industry. Orangutan Foundation International 2016 estimates that the orangutan population has decreased by 50 percent in the last 10 years alone. Based on the results of the orangutan Population and Habitat Viability Analysis 2016, there are currently only about 71 thousand individual orangutans left on Sumatra and Borneo islands. More than half of the baby orangutans
orangutans today are only found in fragmented dipterocarp and peat swamp forests (Groves 1971) on the islands of Borneo, Malaysia and Sumatra, Indonesia (Buij et al. 2002; Sharma et al. 2012). The Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii) is more severely threatened than the Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) with surviving populations numbering 12,500 in northern Sumatra (Buij et al. 2002). Experts have estimated that the orangutan species’ have declined 10-fold within the last 100 years (Goosens et al
Jiangsu Province.. HIS EXPEDITIONS AND DISCOVERIES: 1) The first expedition (1405 - 1407): counted 62 vessels and 27,800 officers and crew. He had to intervene in a case of succession to the famous Javanese kingdom of Majapahit, as well as Palembang in Sumatra to resolve a conflict between the indigenous power and the local Chinese
February 1st, 2014. Mt. Ontake, is located 62 miles northeast of Nagoya, Japan, and 125 miles west of Tokyo. It is the second highest volcanic mountain in Japan, after Mt. Fuji. Mt. Sinabung is located in the Karo, in the plateau of Karo Regency, North Sumatra, Indonesia. Both Mt. Ontake (pronounced oon-tock-a) and Mt. Sinabung (pronounced Sin -i-boon) are Stratovolcanoes, meaning that they both are built on alternate layers of hardened lava, tephra, pumice, and volcanic ash.
Royal Dutch Shell and the U.S. companies Stanvac and Caltex dominated the industry in Indonesia in the first half of the twentieth century. The major oil fields included Kruka and Ledok in East Java, Kampong Minyak and Sumpal in South Sumatra, and Perlak in North Sumatra. With these abundant fields and other new fields being discovered, crude oil production reached a new high in 1939. The production of crude oil reached 170,000 barrels per day, while approximately 180,000 barrels were being refined
tigers range from 4.5 feet to 9 feet long. Males are larger than females. Tigers tails are 3-4 feet long. There are approximately 361 captive Sumatran Tigers live in zoos around the world. Sumatran tigers prefer natural forest areas in the island of Sumatra. This particular tiger is active at night as its easier to hide the orange coat but in winter they are also active during the day. Nothing preys on the Sumatran tiger as it is the top of the food chain. Sumatran tigers Tigers are carnivores (meat
They are also found in Malaysia, however the siamangs found on Sumatra are typically larger than their counterparts (Smithsonian 6). According to a research done by Kurt Gron of the National Primate Research Center, “Although sympatric with other gibbons in some habitats, siamangs occur more often at higher elevations
Earthquakes and Elephants In the article divulged by Michael Garstang and Michael C. Kelly named “Understanding Animal Detection of Precursor Earthquake Sounds”, these two intelligent men talk about how many “animals detect sounds over a wide range of frequencies” (Garstang pg.2). Animals have the ability to detect sounds in very low frequencies due to their nature. For example, Garstang talks about how bats use ultra sound in order to communicate, and “navigate to capture their prey” (pg.2). For
coffee beans are the pits of a cherry red or purple alluded to as a cheery despite the fact that coffee is a seed, it's known as a bean since it looks simply like a real bean. Tests has been done and it demonstrates that individuals who drink caffeine will build their digestion system 3 to 11%. so drinking caffeine will help you to smolder fat, so the entire thought of drinking coffee is extraordinary so given us a chance to blaze fat and make the most of our coffee! On the off chance that you
song dedicated to Indonesia’s many islands and it’s diversity. It’s numerous chain of islands contained in the thirty-two thousand miles dividing two oceans, the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean. Sabang is a small island just off the coast of Sumatra; Merauke is a small village near the border of Papua New Guinea. Indonesia’s 13,677 islands inhabited by 350 different ethnic groups, and more than 200 different languages. Consequently this part of the world gave many different cultures, traditions
Zheng He was a Muslim eunuch who served as a close confidant of the Yongle Emperor of China during the Ming Dynasty. He went on voyages to Southeast Asia, Sumatra, Java, Ceylon, India, Persia, Persian Gulf, Arabia, the red sea Egypt, and the Mozambique Channel. The number of his voyages vary depending on method of division, but he travelled at least seven times to The Western Ocean with his fleet. The fleet comprised 30,000 men and seventy ships at its height. He brought back to China many trophies
Mexican coffee often has an excellent aroma and depth of flavor, Costa Rican coffee has medium body and sharp acidity, and Yemeni coffee has a a distinctly deep, rich taste like no other. Many of the larger islands, such as Java, Sulawesi, and Sumatra, are renowned for their high-quality coffees. Indonesia is preponderated by small 1-2 acre coffee farms which produce beans that are rich, full-bodied, and have mild acidity. Also, farmers who want to sell their beans at higher prices can age them
Environmental and social impacts Vegetal oils are one of the most rapidly expanding sectors in agriculture. Palm oil is an example of it, being the most produced than any other vegetable oil. The oil palm plantations are found in tropical forests, ecosystems really suitable for this kind of practices due to their high conservation values. The deforestation practiced for the plantation of this monoculture, lead to a destruction of the habitat and the consequent eviction of the forest-dwelling people
To be an explorer one must go off the beaten path, they must actively be trying to discover something new. Zheng He did not do so, and that is why he should not be considered an explorer. Zheng He was knowingly sent to places that and already been discovered and were actively gone to by merchants and traders. Which makes one ponder; why would an emperor build a massive armada if it were not for exploratory purposes? The fleet was built for imperialistic reasons to show the world that they should
Background Indonesia is a large country that is made up of more than 16,000 islands, which, in 1999, were populated by 206,51700,000 people (Biro Pusat Statistik, 1999) who, according to Alisyahbana (1990) speak about 500 different languages. The people inhabiting this vast region are generally grouped as Indonesian. Anthropologically speaking, they are made up of many different ethnic groups, each having its own culture and speak a distinct language as its mother tongue. In spite of differences