In its current under-attended state, this lends it a disturbingly Jurassic Park-ish aura, down to the silent gift shop that seems to be waiting less for customers than for fugitives with flashlights looking for a radio. On one hand, I like zoos, and this is a good one, probably better at its own scale than Ueno in Tokyo. On the other hand, though, the Ueno Zoo was packed with people, and is clearly a place designed for its local audience first. At Taman Burung, the only Balinese are uniformed staff.