The Orang utan of Semenggoh Wildlife & Rehabilitation Centre
This centre is a tourism spot as it is the nearest place to Kuching (12 miles south of Kuching) where you can see the wild Orang utans.
Orang utan (Pongo pygmaeus) means "jungle man". It is a species of ape. It is very intelligent, very large (can grow up to 1.4 m tall), tail-less primate.
The daily feeding time for the orang utans is 9.00am to 10.00am in the morning and 3.00pm to 4.00pm in the afternoon. During the feeding time, the orang utans will come out from the jungle (lowland dipterocarp forest) to take and eat the fruits given by the staff of this wildlife centre.
**some shots are taken using digicam, Fujifinepix S5000. The rest are taken using digital SLR camera, Nikon D50.
Semenggoh wildlife centre.
An orang utan is swinging in the forest canopy.
Leaping. Orang utan is expert in tree climbing even their weight can reach in between 50-100 kg.
A tourist is trying to throw an orange to this juvenile of orang utan. This intelligent orang utan knows that and it is ready to grab the orange by hanging upside down from on a tree branch.
Gotcha !!! (Note: it is illegal for public to feed the wildlife in the centre)
The large male orang utan coming down from forest canopy to look for fruits provided by the staff of the centre. The staff at wildlife centre called him as "Ritchie".
"Ritchie" is eating the fruits on a platform built near the edge of the rainforest.
"Ritchie" has very long reddish-brown hairs.
Ritchie is enjoying the breakfast alone. As it is the largest male in this "territory", others orang utan dare not to come and eat together with Ritchie.
A female orang utan is carrying a juvenile.
The tourists.
Estuarine crocodile (Crocodylus porosus)
Estuarine crocodile (Crocodylus porosus)
Look into my eyes !!! (crocodile's right eye)
