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In Search of Wild Orangutan in their Natural Habitat

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September 7th 2011
The hair at the back of my head stood up, in the trees above me was this large orange haired gentleman of the forest, swinging carelessly from tree to tree, rustling the branches wildly as he made his way in an airborne manner down the hill. The adrenalin coursed through me for here in total visual was what I had hoped to see - a wild orangutan in his natural habitat. My son managed a photo - not ... read more

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The Dutch began to colonize Indonesia in the early 17th century; the islands were occupied by Japan from 1942 to 1945. Indonesia declared its independence after Japan's surrender, but it required four years of intermittent negotiations, recurring hos... ... read more