Fakta - Fakta Tentang Pulau Komodo

 

1. Pulau Komodo ada hewan prasejarah yang masih hidup

Hewan-hewan prasejarah yang naga, lebih dikenal sebagai komodo. Berdasarkan penelitian, naga prasejarah punah sejak 30 juta tahun lalu. Tapi ternyata di pulau komodoAnda dapat menemukan hewan prasejarah yang masih hidup dan mampu bertahansampai saat ini. Komodo termasuk hewan yang terancam punah, dengan populasi kurang dari 4000 burung liar.


2. Ketiadaan fosil di Pulau Komodo
Pertengahan abad ke-20 ditemukan fosil hewan yang menyerupai naga di Australia. Ini berarti bahwa naga pernah hidup di daratan Australia di masa prasejarah. Namun para peneliti masih bingung dengan hubungan dengan Pulau Komodo fosil di Australia,sementara di Pulau Komodo tidak ditemukan fosil sama sekali. Apakah ini membuat pergeseran naga? Meski sejarah geologi bumi menunjukkan bahwa Australia pertama,dan beberapa kepulauan Indonesia adalah satu lempeng, namun Pulau Komodo diperkirakan terbentuk sekitar 1 juta tahun yang lalu.

3. Komodo raksasa hewan yang lahir dari orangtua tunggal  

Komodo memiliki berat 70-100 kg dengan panjang tubuh 2-3 meter. Komodo adalah spesies reptil terbesar di dunia dengan lidah panjang, kuning dan bercabang. Dapat mendeteksi keberadaan bangkai 4-9,5 kilometer. Komodo bisa berlari hingga 20 kilometer per jam, berenang dengan baik dan dapat menyelam sedalam 4,5 meter dan memanjat pohon pintar. Komodo memiliki proses reproduksi yang unik, yang mampu menghasilkan anak tanpa kehadiran laki-laki. Mereka mampu menghasilkan telur tanpa proses pembuahan.

4. Ada hewan yang jarang milik kebun binatang di seluruh dunia  

Komodo hanya ditemukan di pulau Komodo dan pulau-pulau lain di sekitar Pulau Komodo, Pulau Rinca dan Pulau Pandar. Komodo jarang ditemukan di kebun binatang lain di seluruh dunia, karena memiliki hidup yang pendek jika tempat perkembangbiakan, yang hanya 2 tahun setelah transfer. Meskipun naga memiliki kehidupan normal untuk 50 tahun.

5. Memiliki campuran spesies hewan Asia Australia  

Di pulau Komodo dan sekitarnya ada 277 spesies hewan yang berasal dari campuran hewan Asia dan Australia, yang terdiri dari 32 spesies mamalia, 128 spesies burung dan 37 spesies reptil. Bersama dengan naga, ada 25 spesies hewan darat dan burung dilindungi binatang, karena jumlah terbatas

6. Memiliki perairan laut yang hangat dan dingin  

Pulau Komodo merupakan kawasan wisata taman nasional Komodo. Pulau-pulau adalah tempat pertemuan air mengalir ke utara dan selatan. Perairan utara perairan hangat dari pertemuan saat ini Laut Banda dan Flores. Sebaliknya, perairan selatan menawarkan perairan dingin dari arus Samudera Indonesia. Pertemuan dua perairan menghasilkan ekosistem bawah laut yang kaya.

7. Keindahan Pemandangan laut
Ada terumbu karang di bawah perairan laut pulau Komodo taman nasional. Ada 253spesies karang pembentuk terumbu yang ditemukan di sana, dengan sekitar 1000 spesies ikan. Ini keindahan alam yang menarik banyak penyelam dan wisatawan untuk berenang diperairan ini

Bukittinggi

The city has its origins in five villages which served as the basis for a marketplace.

The city was known as Fort de Kock during colonial times in reference to the Dutch outpost established here in 1825 during the Padri War . The fort was founded by Captain Bauer at the top of Jirek hill and later named after the then Lieutenant Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies, Hendrik Merkus de Kock.   The first road connecting the region with the west coast was built between 1833 and 1841 via the Anai Gorge, easing troop movements, cutting the costs of transportation and providing an economic stimulus for the agricultural economy.  In 1856 a teacher-training college (Kweekschool) was founded in the city, the first in Sumatra, as part of a policy to provide educational opportunities to the indigenous population. A rail line connecting the city with Payakumbuh and Padang was constructed between 1891 and 1894 .

During the Japanese occupation of Indonesia in World War II, the city was the headquarters for the Japanese 25th Army, the force which occupied Sumatra. The headquarters was moved to the city in April 1943 from Singapore, and remained until the Japanese surrender in August 1945

During the Indonesian National Revolution, the city was the headquarters for the Emergency Government of the Republic of Indonesia (PDRI) from December 19, 1948 to July 13, 1949. During the second 'Police Action' Dutch forces invaded and occupied the city on December 22, 1948, having earlier bombed it in preparation. The city was surrendered to Republican officials in December 1949 after the Dutch government recognized Indonesian sovereignty.

The city was officially renamed Bukittinggi in 1949, replacing its colonial name. From 1950 until 1957, Bukittinggi was the capital city of a province called Central Sumatra, which encompassed West Sumatra, Riau and Jambi. In February 1958, during a revolt in Sumatra against the Indonesian government, rebels proclaimed the Revolutionary Government of the Republic of Indonesia (PRRI) in Bukittinggi. The Indonesian government had recaptured the town by May the same year.

A group of Muslim men had planned to bomb a cafe in the city frequented by foreign tourists in October 2007, but the plot was aborted due to the risk of killing Muslim individuals in the vicinity. Since 2008 the city administration has banned Valentine's Day and New Year's celebrations as they consider them not in line with Minangkabau traditions or Islam, and can lead to "immoral acts" such as young couples hugging, kissing and not to mention fornicating.

Bukittinggi is divided in 3 subdistricts (kecamatan), which are further divided into 5 villages (nagari) and 24 kelurahan. The subdistricts are: Guguk Panjang, Mandiangin Koto Selayan, and Aur Birugo Tigo Baleh.

It is a city popular with tourists due to the climate and central location. Attractions within the city include:

 

• Ngarai Sianok (Sianok Canyon)
• Lobang Jepang (Japanese Caves) - a network of underground bunkers & tunnels built by the Japanese during World War II
• Jam Gadang - a large clock tower built by the Dutch in 1926.
• Pasar Atas and Pasar Bawah - traditional markets in downtown.
• Taman Bundo Kanduang park. The park includes a replica Rumah Gadang (literally: big house, with the distinctive Minangkabau roof architecture) used as a museum of Minangkabau culture, and a zoo. The Dutch hilltop outpost Fort de Kock is connected to the zoo by the Limpapeh Bridge pedestrian overpass.
• Museum Rumah Kelahiran Bung Hatta (Museum of Bung Hatta Birthplace) - the house where Indonesian founding father Mohammad Hatta was born, now a museum. 
• Notable nearby destinations include Lake Maninjau and the Harau Valley