Surya's Birth Is A Special Gift For 65 Years Of Indonesia-Poland Relations

Born in Sumatra at the Wroclaw Zoo, Poland (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - The birth of Surya, a Sumatran tiger cub at the Wroclaw Zoo, Poland is a special gift for the 65th anniversary of Indonesian-Polish diplomatic relations. In addition, the name Indonesia is gaining popularity.

"It is hoped that Surya's presence at the Wroclaw Zoo can further illuminate or increase the popularity of the zoo, which is the oldest and most widely owned by Poland," said the Indonesian Ambassador to Poland, Siti Nugraha Mauludiah in his speech giving names to Sumatran tiger cubs, in an event held at the Zoo. Wroclaw, Thursday, local time.

He explained that the choice of the name Surya for the Sumatran tiger cub who was born last May was considered appropriate because of the meaning of the word solar itself, namely the sun which is always illuminating.

Ambassador Nining - as he is known - said that in terms of time, the birth of a baby Sumatran tiger in 2020 coincided with the celebration of the 65th Anniversary of Indonesia-Poland Diplomatic Relations, thereby increasing the momentum of the excitement of the activities carried out by the two countries.

Launching Antara, Saturday, the Head of Economic Function of the Indonesian Embassy in Warsaw, Taufiq Lamsuhur in London, Friday said that the zoo management held a naming ceremony for the baby Sumatran tiger by inviting Ambassador Nining, Mayor of Wroclaw and journalists to a simple reception on one side of the zoo, in front. tiger play cage.

The head of the Wroclaw Zoo, Radoslaw Ratajszczak, said that at a glance the existence of the Wroclaw Zoo and the importance of the Sumatran tiger collection for its conservation organization because it adds to the list of successful breeding programs of endangered species carried out by the institution he leads.

Meanwhile, Mayor of Wroclaw Jacek Sutryk said it was important that bilateral relations between the two countries could be filled with concrete cooperation that touched the public interest.

This is exemplified by the existence of the Sumatran tiger from Indonesia and bred in Poland.

Surya is the baby of a Sumatran tiger, the mother Nuri (7) and the male is Tengah (11), born May 23 at the Wroclaw Zoo. The birth of a cub from a pair of Sumatran tigers is a unique and historic phenomenon because it is the birth of a Sumatran tiger cub in a zoo in the last eight years.

The Wroclaw Zoo management announced the search for the right name for the little tiger in early July on social media owned by the zoo.

The proposed name criteria must have Indonesian and Polish nuances. Until the deadline on August 2, there were around 1,000 names proposed by animal observers and from the names that entered, they narrowed down to four favorite names, namely Surya, Saya, Nugah and Stella.