Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre – Kota Kinabalu – Malaysia – This was founded in 1964, to rehabilitate orphaned orangutans. We are told that Orangutans have a 96% match genetically to humans. Seeing them in action, it is easy to believe they are a match to humans.
Borneo’s forests have been degraded by logging and cleared for palm oil plantations, the orangutan has lost huge expanses of its habitat. In 1973, the Borneo was home to an estimated 288,500 orangutans. By 2012, their numbers had dropped by almost two-thirds, to 104,700, and the decline has continued.
The Orangutans are fascinating to see with their human expressions, and crazy red hair. They are skillful acrobats, maneuvering around trees and vines effortlessly. We watch until they climb higher and higher and eventually they are swallowed in the Jungle.
At the end we are rewarded when this young male Orangutan , who is more brazen than his sister and comes near us. He drinks a bottle of milk with a vitamin mix. You can see his little sister on the left, watching him.
Rangers place food on a platform a short way from us. Within minutes it attracts two young Orangutans. They swing above our heads like trapeze artists. All of us are watching with our faces turned upwards. Then this little male Orangutan swings above us and showers us with his pee. But he makes me smile ..
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I love watching them move from tree to tree with such ease. And their expressions are always so great to see and try to figure out.
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Yes they are very smart and very entertaining.
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They are darling. I’d watch where I sat when they are overhead, though! How fun to experience this closeness to them.
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They are so entertaining 🤣
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I would love to see them.
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Nice to know and lot of information.
Thank you my friend.
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Very tragic issues destroying our environment. Thanks Anita
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Couldn’t agree more my friend
Philo
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Don’t know what a sandman is? Humm.
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Haha sorry, auto correct. I meant Sandakan.
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Ha! Now this makes me smile 😃 😊
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Sandman is such an amazing refuge isn’t it?!. Maggie
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Interesting creatures!
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I really loved seeing these Orangutans. Very smart creatures.
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Lovely animals. So awful they are losing their homes because of palm oil.
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Yes . It is very tragic . And we also saw these howler monkeys as well in Costa Rica due to the palm oil ..and they turned orange . Sad !
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They’re so cute! Perfect post for Earth Day! Protecting wildlife is part of it.
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Yes I should add this to Earth Day . Hoping we can save our wildlife.
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You’re right, they have the most fascinating expressions! Must have been wonderful to watch them in the forest!
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They are so intelligent and one of them pissed on us from above . HA!
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😁
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Ooh, I would love this! What a wonderful experience!!
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Sarah -Such a great area see these orangutans…hoping we can save our environment . Anita
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Must have been awesome to see them!
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They very intelligent and they caught our attention.
Anita
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Interesting
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Oh wow!
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Thanks Han ..happy weekend ahead.
Anita
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What a lovely place, and those orangutans are so cutee 🤗🤗
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Such a very site to explore !!! and orangutans are very interesting and smart.
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Great, love to see your travel blogs 👌👌🤗
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What a magical experience! Thankyou for sharing
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Thanks Kate It was so amazing . and we loved seeing this wildlife all over the world.
Anita
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I am so excited! We are heading there next March. Can’t wait. Mel
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Yes. You will really love seeing this area..so much to see and do.
Anita
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How amazing!
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We were so excited to see these orangutans. So fantastic.
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This is an amazing experience. I love monkeys too.
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We loved finding these orangutans. So much to see.
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What a cool experience. Orangutans are fascinating.
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Yes . We loved seeing them..they are so entertaining.
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That’s pretty special.
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Very interesting site to visit.
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