Photo of the Day ~ Boys playing Soccer- Taman Sari Water Castle ~ Balifornian Tours and Travel Blog

Built in mid 18th century,  The Taman Sari Water Castle is the former royal garden of the Sultanate of Yogyakarta.  A huge complex of manmade lakes, underground tunnels, bathing areas and much more.  The name Taman Sari comes from the Javanese words taman, meaning a "garden" or "park" and sari, which means "beautiful" or "flowers".  These boys were elated to kick around the soccer ball in these empty cavernous rooms.  We saw them on our travels in Yogjakarta, Java. Indonesia

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Photo of the Day ~Pigmy Hippo ~ Balifornian Tours and Travel Blog

This stout little fella was seen on our Balifornian eco-tourism adventure tour of Indonesia.  He was photographed while we were on the island of Java.

The pygmy hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis or Hexaprotodon liberiensis) Indonesia 2010

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Photo of the Day ~ King Parrot ~ Balifornian Tours and Travel Blog

The Male Australian King Parrot (Alisterus scapularis).  As seen on our Eco-Adventure Tour on the island of Java, Indonesia 2010

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Photo of the Day ~ Orangutan ~ Balifornian Tours and Travel Blog

Orangutan are among the most intelligent primates and use a variety of sophisticated tools, also making sleeping nests each night from branches and foliage. They are generally not aggressive and live a mostly solitary life foraging for food. They are the largest living arboreal animals with longer arms than other great apes. Their hair is typically reddish-brown, instead of the brown or black hair typical of other great apes.

Native to Indonesia, orangutans are currently found only in rainforests on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra, though fossils have been found in Java, the Thai-Malay Peninsula, Vietnam and China. There are only two surviving species, both of which are endangered: the Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) and the critically endangered Sumatran Orangutan (Pongo abelii).  The word "orangutan" comes from the Bahasa Indonesian words "orang" (man) and "(h)utan" (forest); hence, "man of the forest". (wiki)
Balifornian Tours and Travel Blog, Indonesia 2010.

 

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Photo of the Day ~ Balifornian Tours and Travel Blog

Photo of the Day ~ Balifornian Tours and Travel Blog

The wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus)(plural wildebeest, wildebeests or wildebai), also called the gnu, is an antelope of the genus Connochaetes.  A full grown wildebeest can be 4 ft 2 in (1.27 m) to 4 ft 10 in (1.47 m) at the shoulder and weigh 265–600 lb (120–270 kg).
These guys were seen on our Eco-Adventure Tour in Bogor-Jakarta, Java. Bali, Indonesia 2010.

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