West Sumatra Bukittinggi Bonbin Arrivals Sumatran Tiger Baby, Spending 1 Kg Of Meat Day

The daughter of the female Sumatran Tiger, Banun Kinantan. The birth of this tiger adds to the collection of endangered animals in the Kinantan Cultural Wildlife Park (TMSBK) of Bukittinggi City, West Sumatra. BETWEEN/Al Fatah.

SUMATRA - Bukittinggi City Zoo (Bonbin) in West Sumatra (West Sumatra) has a new resident. A baby Sumatran tiger of the Bayia Tigris Sumatrae type is female named Banun Kinantan, a new group of bon bins which is also called the Kinantan Cultural Wildlife Park (TMSBK).

Veterinarian TMSBK Bukittinggi drh Yoli Zulfanedi said Banun Kinantan was born on December 28, 2024 from a pair of inducted Sumatran tigers named Mantagi (10) and a male named Bujang Mandeh (12).

Banun's birth added to the Sumatran Tiger collection at TMSBK to eight. This does not include one more Sumatran tiger that is still in observation," he said in Bukittinggi, Friday, April 18, which was confiscated by Antara.

Previously, eight Sumatran tigers at TMSBK were 20 years old Bancah (jantan), Dara Jingga (betaina, 16), Bujang Mandeh (jantan, 12), Mantagi (betaina,10), Bujang Kinantan (jantan, 8), Yani (betaina, 8), Boncel (jantan, 7) and now Banun Kinantan, a female who is 3.5 months old.

In addition to the eight tigers, there was also Si Mauang, a 3-year-old female Sumatran tiger who was evacuated to TMSBK on March 12, 2025 after being involved in a conflict with residents in Taruyan, Nagari Tigobalai, Matur District, Agam Regency.

"The Mauang could be released into its habitat or treated at the Bukittinggi TMSBK as a conservation institution," said Yoli Zulfanedi.

With several births of the Sumatran tiger in this zoo, TMSBK Bukittinggi shows that it has succeeded in carrying out its duties as an institution that manages the conservation of ek-situ (outside the forest area).

Meanwhile, Keeper or guard Amril said Banun had been fed beef and chicken. In a day Banun can spend half to a kilo of meat.

"Until now, Banun is still given milk twice a day, morning and evening. The mother only wants to breastfeed her child for a week from birth," said Amril.

Banun Kinantan is planned to be officially introduced to the public by Bukittinggi Mayor Ramlan Nurmatias on April 28, 2025.

"The flood will be introduced to the public by our mayor during a meeting of the Association of Indonesian City Governments (APEKSI) which will be held in Bukittinggi later. APEKSI is an organization that represents the city government in Indonesia," said Head of the Bukittinggi City Tourism Office, Rofie Hendria.

Apart from being a mainstay tourist attraction, TMSBK Bukittinggi as a Conservation Institution under the construction of the West Sumatra Natural Resources Conservation Agency (KSDA) has proven that it can carry out tasks to maintain, care for and breed collections of animals, especially the protected and endangered types of Sumatran tigers.