Daily Behavior of Binturong (Arctictis binturong) in Ex-situ Conservation Taman Margasatwa Ragunan
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Binturong (Arctictis binturong) is a mammal in the family of Viverridae, which includes animals such as civets. species with VU (Vulnerable) status, means that it faces risk extinction wild future based on International Union for Conservation Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) Red List has Appendix III Convention Trade Endangered Species Wild Fauna Flora (CITES). This research aimed to determine behavior at Taman Margasatwa Ragunan (Ragunan Wildlife Park) from July September 2022. an ex-situ conservation flora fauna, also helpful place research, education, recreation. determined behavior, frequency, duration binturong’s daily activities Park). study used scan sampling method, objects were three individual binturongs, namely male Sumatran binturong (Martin), Kalimantan (Amoy), female (Gaza). The results obtained showed highest activity was found resting (6444 minutes; 82,64%) lowest agonistic (3 0,03%) carried out by Martin, then (6607 84,75%) defecation (5 0,06%) Amoy, (6833 87,61%) (1 minute; 0,01%) Gaza.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Sains Natural
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['2086-3446', '2621-508X']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.31938/jsn.v13i2.471