SCBD Habitat Park

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A new park/zoo in Central Jakarta, planned to fully open in December 2024 (probably to coincede with the Christmas and New Year's Eve Holidays a.k.a Nataru Holiday)


Several takeaways from this video:
  • The park already has a number of animals in its public/opened areas, such as:
  • A pond with four species of anatids (black swan, pekin duck, Bahama pintail and wood duck), two species of turtles (red-eared sliders and a lone albino Chinese softshell turtle) and some Hudielong kois.
  • An owl interaction area featuring barn owl, spotted wood owl, speckled boobook and oriental bay owl. During the day, there are also some parrots such as Galah cockatoo.
  • A small axis deer pen, presumably as a temporary holding area until the main zoo area is finished.
  • A reptile interaction area with iguanas, sailfin dragons and a dwarf caiman. Hopefully they'll get their own exhibits once the main zoo area is done.
  • A cat cafe and a dessert cafe with a stream-like pond housing axolotls.
  • Meanwhile behind the scenes:
  • The zoo already acquired animals such as raccoons, a serval, several parrots and a bald eagle. The video thumbnail also featured a binturong, which wasn't shown in the video sadly (bahh clickbait).
  • The video showed us some of the zoo area's exhibits, such as the raccoon exhibit, the serval exhibit, an exhibit with a hole for interaction, some squirrel cages, the animal show area, the meerkat exhibit, the ostrich/horse exhibit and the aviary where the bald eagle will be housed in.
  • The zoo area is aiming for a December 2024 opening.
 
They are planning on creating a few larger enclosures for their reptiles (like outdoor Museum Komodo level large), possibly containing an Asian Water Monitor.

This info is from the landscaping company they've hired, Kroma Lab.
 
Mossman Joe said:
They are planning on creating a few larger enclosures for their reptiles (like outdoor Museum Komodo level large), possibly containing an Asian Water Monitor.

This info is from the landscaping company they've hired, Kroma Lab.
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Taman Safari Cisarua should hire Kroma Lab to revitalize their reptile exhibits, IMO. I already checked their Insta and I hope they look good!

Kroma Lab seems to be expertising in reptile exhibits.
 
Fargusno said:
A new park/zoo in Central Jakarta, planned to fully open in December 2024 (probably to coincede with the Christmas and New Year's Eve Holidays a.k.a Nataru Holiday)


Several takeaways from this video:
  • The park already has a number of animals in its public/opened areas, such as:
  • A pond with four species of anatids (black swan, pekin duck, Bahama pintail and wood duck), two species of turtles (red-eared sliders and a lone albino Chinese softshell turtle) and some Hudielong kois.
  • An owl interaction area featuring barn owl, spotted wood owl, speckled boobook and oriental bay owl. During the day, there are also some parrots such as Galah cockatoo.
  • A small axis deer pen, presumably as a temporary holding area until the main zoo area is finished.
  • A reptile interaction area with iguanas, sailfin dragons and a dwarf caiman. Hopefully they'll get their own exhibits once the main zoo area is done.
  • A cat cafe and a dessert cafe with a stream-like pond housing axolotls.
  • Meanwhile behind the scenes:
  • The zoo already acquired animals such as raccoons, a serval, several parrots and a bald eagle. The video thumbnail also featured a binturong, which wasn't shown in the video sadly (bahh clickbait).
  • The video showed us some of the zoo area's exhibits, such as the raccoon exhibit, the serval exhibit, an exhibit with a hole for interaction, some squirrel cages, the animal show area, the meerkat exhibit, the ostrich/horse exhibit and the aviary where the bald eagle will be housed in.
  • The zoo area is aiming for a December 2024 opening.
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Any idea about the whole size of the entire facility? I'm under the assumption that they're a small park.

For me honestly, I probably will only visit the facility to photograph the bald eagle (Wherever they got that from) and some of the owls, thats considering if I didn't see them in other, larger facilities (Taman Safari Bogor and Aviary Park, respectively).
 
Fargusno said:
Taman Safari Cisarua should hire Kroma Lab to revitalize their reptile exhibits, IMO. I already checked their Insta and I hope they look good!

Kroma Lab seems to be expertising in reptile exhibits.
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Agreed, they do aesthetically amazing work without skimping on husbandry (it helps that they have someone in charge of each aspect).
While they started as enclosure designers, they've since done a few landscaping jobs too, including the interior planting for Habitat Park.
 
 
Mossman Joe said:
Kroma Lab announced that they will be building enclosures on Habitat Park for Asian Small Clawed otters (big surprise) and Sailfin Dragons

ᴋʀᴏᴍᴀ ʟᴀʙ. on Instagram: "Designing a nature enclosure for interesting (and cute) animals at Habitat Park, SCBD! Here’s a little behind-the-scenes of the work in progress. Still a lot to add, but can’t wait to see how it all comes together... any guesses on the final look and the animals? - - #NatureEnclosure #SailfinDragon #Otter #Landscape #LandscapeGarden #JapaneseGarden #HomeDesign #IndoorPlants #PlantDecor #IndoorJungle #GreenLiving #InteriorDecor #InteriorDesignIdeas #NatureInspiration"
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Interesting. Habitat Park currently puts their sailfin dragons in their reptile interaction show, as well as their iguanas and caiman. Hoping that the caiman exhibit will have a some sort of an underwater viewing panel.
 
Now the part that is still under construction is 90% complete. Surprisingly, there are ring-tailed lemurs (remember there used to be lemurs in Ragunan Zoo) and a series of small cages installed on the bridge are not as homes for small mammals but various morphs of panther chameleons.

I see the graphic design of each information panel about animals is interesting and good, coincidentally the South Jakarta standard must use English and the quality is also maintained.
 
Jonathan Harry said:
Now the part that is still under construction is 90% complete. Surprisingly, there are ring-tailed lemurs (remember there used to be lemurs in Ragunan Zoo) and a series of small cages installed on the bridge are not as homes for small mammals but various morphs of panther chameleons.

I see the graphic design of each information panel about animals is interesting and good, coincidentally the South Jakarta standard must use English and the quality is also maintained.
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I'm wondering why the caiman exhibit got turned into an otter exhibit. It was already good enough.
 
The Habitat Park in SCBD is a complicated place. It's a small place that labelled themself as "not a zoo", but a place where "people meet and interact with animals". The main selling point is their aesthetic aspect. In term of aesthetic, the exhibits looks "nice", though aren't perfect for the animal needs and care. The most horrendous "exhibit" is the small and shallow table pond for some axolotl, a grim sight inside the otherwise wonderful Kori botanical house.

This is one of those places where it's obvious that this started out from the owners or managers own exotic pet hobby. Lot of cliches like Asian small-clawed otters, African spurred tortoises, chital, serval, ostrich, meerkats, capybaras, and Indian peafowls. Few interesting species like several ninox owls are present, but they are kept tethered most of the day.
  • Animal exhibits: 5/10
  • Animal welfare: 6/10
  • Zoo's setting/layout: 5/10
  • Species variety: 7/10
  • Conservational value: 0/10
 
Rizz Carlton said:
The Habitat Park in SCBD is a complicated place. It's a small place that labelled themself as "not a zoo", but a place where "people meet and interact with animals". The main selling point is their aesthetic aspect. In term of aesthetic, the exhibits looks "nice", though aren't perfect for the animal needs and care. The most horrendous "exhibit" is the small and shallow table pond for some axolotl, a grim sight inside the otherwise wonderful Kori botanical house.

This is one of those places where it's obvious that this started out from the owners or managers own exotic pet hobby. Lot of cliches like Asian small-clawed otters, African spurred tortoises, chital, serval, ostrich, meerkats, capybaras, and Indian peafowls. Few interesting species like several ninox owls are present, but they are kept tethered most of the day.
  • Animal exhibits: 5/10
  • Animal welfare: 6/10
  • Zoo's setting/layout: 5/10
  • Species variety: 7/10
  • Conservational value: 0/10
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Are the lemurs still there?
 
Rizz Carlton said:
The Habitat Park in SCBD is a complicated place. It's a small place that labelled themself as "not a zoo", but a place where "people meet and interact with animals". The main selling point is their aesthetic aspect. In term of aesthetic, the exhibits looks "nice", though aren't perfect for the animal needs and care. The most horrendous "exhibit" is the small and shallow table pond for some axolotl, a grim sight inside the otherwise wonderful Kori botanical house.

This is one of those places where it's obvious that this started out from the owners or managers own exotic pet hobby. Lot of cliches like Asian small-clawed otters, African spurred tortoises, chital, serval, ostrich, meerkats, capybaras, and Indian peafowls. Few interesting species like several ninox owls are present, but they are kept tethered most of the day.
  • Animal exhibits: 5/10
  • Animal welfare: 6/10
  • Zoo's setting/layout: 5/10
  • Species variety: 7/10
  • Conservational value: 0/10
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It remains zoo - greenwashing....!
 
It is quite sad to see that while the area is aesthetically pleasing, it falls short in terms of welfare. They received a bit of flak a few weeks ago for not providing enough water for their animal during hot days, and the axolotls in the river table sounds like what a layperson would do rather than a decision from someone who cares about animal welfare.
 
Fargusno said:
But are phone cameras allowed?
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Yea, there's seen as less "threatening". I was scolded for a while but eventually let go after being told to keep my camera in my bag. Unless they get their tanuki and tamandua, I'll never coming again :D

It's obvious that this is due to the "not being a zoo" concept, which might make the place act more like a usual public place, where photography aren't always allowed.
 
Rizz Carlton said:
Yea, there's seen as less "threatening". I was scolded for a while but eventually let go after being told to keep my camera in my bag.

It's obvious that this is due to the "not being a zoo" concept, which might make the place act more like a usual public place, where photography aren't always allowed.
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I see, any animal updates there?
 
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