So this was the main reason we came to Borneo - to see an Orangutan in the wild! Semenggoh Nature Reserve was our first stop. This park is set aside to rehabilitate and re-home orphaned and displaced Orangutans.
The aim of this park is not to have Orangutans in cages, but to have them freely roaming the park and to offer food at food stations to supplement their diets if required. In the fruiting season, these Orangutans are self-sufficient and there are days when no Orangutans will visit the feeding stations. Not great for tourists like myself, but perfect for the Orangutans!
We visited in late August which was the start of the fruiting season and was lucky to see one adolescent male Orangutan. Generally the food supplied will help supplement their diets but won't be the food they prefer as this will teach them to be dependent upon handouts.
We were super excited to get to see our first Orangutan in the wild! Enjoy the photos.
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