The Activity Budget of Timor Deer (Cervus timorensis, de Blainville 1822) in Savana Bekol, Baluran National Park, Situbondo, East Java
Achmad Fawzy (a*), Luthfiralda Sjahfirdi (b), Hadi Sukadi Alikodra (c)
a) Graduate Program in Conservation Biology, Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Indonesia. Jl. Lingkar UI, Depok 16424, West Java, Indonesia.
b) Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Indonesia. Jl. Lingkar UI, Depok 16424, West Java, Indonesia.
c) Department of Forest Resources Conservation and Ecotourism, Faculty of Forestry, IPB University. Jl. Dramaga Raya IPB, Bogor 16680, West Java, Indonesia.
Abstract
The timor deer (Cervus timorensis) is deer that natively distributed within Jawa and Bali, and has been introduced to other regions and other countries. The aim of this study is to observe the daily behavior of timor deer that inhabited Savana Bekol, Baluran National Park. We collected the data of timor deer behavior using continuous focal animal sampling method (Altmann 1974). Results showed that in general females spent most of their activities during the day (from high to low) on feeding, resting, moving, other activities, and anti-predator. While males spent most of their activities on resting, feeding, moving, other activities, and anti-predator.
Keywords: Cervus timorensis, timor deer, behavior, Baluran National Park
Topic: Zoology