Perilaku Harian Anak Kucing Emas (Catopuma temminckii) di Taman Safari Bogor

Abstract

Kucing emas (Catopuma temminckii) termasuk salah satu kucing liar endemik Indonesia yang mendekati terancam punah. Penelitian ini bertujuan menganalisis berbagai aspek perilaku harian anak kucing emas di Taman Safari Bogor. Perilaku harian anak kucing emas diamati melalui rekaman CCTV dan formulir pengamatan yang diperoleh dari penjaga satwa selama dua bulan dengan frekuensi pengamatan setiap hari. Perilaku harian yang diamati adalah perilaku tidur, perilaku menyusu, perilaku menjilat, perilaku jalan-jalan, dan perilaku bermain. Hasil data diolah menggunakan Microsoft Excel dengan menampilkan proporsi dari setiap perilaku harian dalam bentuk persentase. Hasil pengamatan menunjukkan bahwa perilaku tidur merupakan perilaku tertinggi yaitu sebesar 40%, kemudian diikuti oleh perilaku menyusu (26%), perilaku jalan-jalan (18%), perilaku menjilat (11%), dan terakhir perilaku bermain (5%).

The asian golden cat (Catopuma temminckii) is one of Indonesia's endemic wild cats that is near threatened. This study aims to analyze various aspects of the daily behavior of asian golden cat cub at Taman Safari Bogor. Daily behavior of Asian golden was observed through CCTV recordings and data from observation forms obtained from animal keepers for two months with daily observation frequency. The daily behavior observed were sleeping behavior, suckling behavior, grooming behavior, walking behavior, and playing behavior. The results of the data were processed using Microsoft Excel with the proportion formula of each daily behavior converted into a percentage. The results showed that sleeping behavior was the highest behavior at 40%, followed by breastfeeding behavior (26%), walking behavior (18%), licking behavior (11%), and finally playing behavior (5%).