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We were cruising slowly along on the Rungan River in Central Kalimantan when we spotted these three orang-utans following along emerging from the gloom of the forest.
These orang-utans reside on an island. They come from displaced groups caused by illegal logging and some have been rescued from a life of captivity as pets. They are on the island undergoing the last stages of rehabilitation before final release into wild untouched forest further north.
As we watched they approached an area of water where the river had encroached inland. The leader appeared somewhat annoyed that he had to cross the shallow water and splashed around for a while before proceeding. Further downstream the rangers were watching them too as they visit every day to record their progress and health and provide supplementary food as the island is not large enough to fully support them. The lead orang-utan may well have been simply trying to attract the attention of the ranger in the hope of receiving a tasty treat :-)
I'll be back there again in November with another photography tour. There are still a few spots remaining so if you'd like to visit an incredible place to photograph these beautiful creatures please check out the details -> here.
#orangutan
#kalimantan
#borneo
#naturephotography
We were cruising slowly along on the Rungan River in Central Kalimantan when we spotted these three orang-utans following along emerging from the gloom of the forest.
These orang-utans reside on an island. They come from displaced groups caused by illegal logging and some have been rescued from a life of captivity as pets. They are on the island undergoing the last stages of rehabilitation before final release into wild untouched forest further north.
As we watched they approached an area of water where the river had encroached inland. The leader appeared somewhat annoyed that he had to cross the shallow water and splashed around for a while before proceeding. Further downstream the rangers were watching them too as they visit every day to record their progress and health and provide supplementary food as the island is not large enough to fully support them. The lead orang-utan may well have been simply trying to attract the attention of the ranger in the hope of receiving a tasty treat :-)
I'll be back there again in November with another photography tour. There are still a few spots remaining so if you'd like to visit an incredible place to photograph these beautiful creatures please check out the details -> here.
#orangutan
#kalimantan
#borneo
#naturephotography
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