AFTER 112 YEARS, BADAK PREGNANT SUMATRA

Although the birth of a child of Queen - 9-year-old rhino weighs 525 pounds, is expected in May 2011, Sumatran rhinoceros pregnancy or Dicerorhinus sumatrensis from a village on the outskirts of Way Kambas National Park, Lampung province, it was worldwide and the joy greeted by conservation activists. Pregnancy Queen is the first in Indonesia after more than 112 years. The success of the Queen of a baby is the result of a combination of good science, international cooperation, between the NGOs and some zoos, as well as the proper time and diligence personnel in captivity, "said Darori, Director General of Forest Protection and Nature Conservation Ministry of Forestry, the number 'at (19 / 2) in Jakarta.

Sumatran rhino males who impregnate the queen is Andalas, also 9 years old, weighs about 765 pounds. Andalas was born in 2001 in Cincinnati Zoo, the United States, from the marriage of male Sumatran rhino, Ipuh, Emi and the rhino female. In February 2007, Andalas is sent to Indonesia from the Los Angeles Zoo, United States, and placed in the Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary, Way Kambas National Park, Lampung.

Andalas was the first child of 3 siblings and children of the first rhino rhinos in captivity throughout the more than 112 years. According to him, conceived him the first Sumatran rhino has been through a long process and not a regular occurrence. Darori describes, from 38 marriages, the fetus has not happened. When there are fetuses, miscarriages 4. December 22, 2009 carried out an ultrasound examination (USG) at the Queen, can not find the signs of pregnancy. Andriansyah the vet who handles the Queen said, 29 January 2010, when a bag of ultrasound visible embryo in the uterus right of the Queen. On February 16, 2010 ultrasound images found bags of embryos is about 20 mm x 24 mm with a fetus and the developing umbilical cord, Queen of the gravid state, "he said.

Chairman of Yayasan Badak Indonesia Widodo Ramono said, this success will also open the possibility of creating a model program similar to the Javan, the population is estimated at about 50 fish in Ujung Kulon National Park.

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