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Eyos with feeder  
   

Eyos with feeder

it doesn't look it with this photo, but these really are wild orangutans. The center sets up 4 feeding platform in their jungle reserve, roughly double the size of Singapore. Each platform is further into the jungle and as the rehabed orangutans become more comfortable in their natural setting they venture further out and most times stop appearing at the feeding platforms. There are no fences and they are not kept in any enclosures except for when they are infants or are first brought there.
Man of the Forest

February 17th 2009
The word Orangutan literally translates in Malay to "the people of the forest." For centuries these creatures have held a special place in the hearts of natives living throughout SE Asia, and being in their presence on our visit to the Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Center it was easy to see why. The SORC was set up to take in orphaned orangutans or ones who have been displaced by habitat loss ... read more
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Malaysian Flag During the late 18th and 19th centuries, Great Britain established colonies and protectorates in the area of current Malaysia; these were occupied by Japan from 1942 to 1945. In 1948, the British-ruled territories on the Malay Peninsula formed the Fe... ... read more
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