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Today was an exciting one - our visit to the orangutan sanctuary at Sepilok, where 50 rehabilitated, plus some wild, orangs live in the 4000 protected hectares of jungle/rainforest. At morning feeding, of the currently more dependant ones, we saw Ronnie (7), Mimi (older), Charlie (1) with mum Brit, and the dominant male Miscam. Ronnie in particular hung and swung in some amazingly acrobatic positions. Tons of monkeys, or macaques, also tried their luck at the feeding platform.
Learnt that: Orang = Man; Utan = of the forest/jungle, and that they share 96.4% DNA with us.
Ronnie also tried his luck at the cafe where we were having lunch. At one point he tried to get into the loos, to the amusement of the lady inside, peering out through the door window. He rolly polly'd and slid around before being chased back into the forest by a ranger.
Afternoon feeding was less popular but we were treated to 45 mins of mum & baby time, during which Charlie precariously ventured out solo for a while - very cute especially with the afternoon sun behind him illuminating his fury auburn silhouette.
We came up close & personal with another on the boardwalk back - we quietly edged past - amazing.
Come dusk we set off on a night walk through the rainforest. We didn't come across an abundance of nocturnal wildlife but we did see a couple of flying squirrels, which were awesome.
BBQ dinner, certificate giving - from the mountain climb, and some good conversation made for a nice penultimate evening.
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