[3] Laid out in a lush tropical habitat, rare animals such as crocodile, chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, tapir, anoa, sumatran tiger, babirusa, and peacocks are given ample room.

[4] Ragunan Zoo originally opened in 1864 in the area subsequently redeveloped as the Ismail Marzuki Park.

[5] The zoo was established in 1864 by a Dutch East Indies flora and fauna lovers organization, the Vereneging Planten en Dierentuin of Batavia.

Raden Saleh, a prominent Indonesian painter in the 19th century, donated about 10 hectares (25 acres) of his land for the establishment of Batavia’s first zoo in the Cikini area of Central Jakarta.

[4] The zoo moved to its present location in 1966, and was officially opened on 22 June, managed by the city administration.

The male Jalu was a wild rhinoceros caught from Sumatra, while the female Dusun came from Malacca Zoo.

[6] On 19 September 2005, following the order of the city's governor, the zoo was temporarily closed for about three weeks after various birds were found to have been infected by avian influenza.