An impressive male Proboscis Monkey. As we sailed along the Sekonyer River in Tanjung Puting National Park (Indonesian Borneo) we spotted a male Proboscis Monkey sitting on an exposed branch over the river. These are very striking and impressive monkeys. The proboscis...
Playful young Orangutan. In Tanjung Puting National Park, Indonesian Borneo we came across this Orangutan with her youngster. They were both feeding but the youngster decided to do this whilst hanging upside down. Its mother paid the youngster no attention even when...
Male Orangutan calls loudly across the jungle. As we sailed along the Sekonyer River in Tanjung Puting National Park (Indonesian Borneo) we spotted a male Orangutan high in the trees along the river bank. It was scratching itself and eating fruits. It the disappeared...
An Orangutan called Albert - a large alpha male. Light rain was falling in Tanjung Puting National Park in Indonesian Borneo when this large alpha male Orangutan turned up at the feeding station. He was known as Albert - a great name for such a striking great ape. One...
Young Orangutan plays by swinging from a tree. In Tanjung Puting National Park, Indonesian Borneo we came across this Orangutan with her youngster. Whilst the mother did some grooming the youngster hung from the tree branch and swung from side to side. A very...
Proboscis Monkeys and their tiny babies. As we sailed along the Sekonyer River in Tanjung Puting National Park (Indonesian Borneo) we spotted a female Proboscis Monkey sitting on an exposed branch over the river. She was nursing her very young baby. All was peaceful...
Just hanging around: Orangutan with her tiny baby. In Tanjung Puting National Park, Indonesian Borneo we were lucky to come across a Orangutan with her tiny baby. It was remarkable that they just hung from the branches of trees without a care in the world. A clear...
Greater Coucal with a Speckle-headed Vine Snake. It was raining in Tanjung Puting National Park (Indonesian Borneo) as we sailed along the Sekonyer River. A flash of colour across the river - a Greater Coucal. It landed in a tree on the river bank and we could see...
Probocis Monkeys on the move. As we sailed along the Sekonyer River in Tanjung Puting National Park (Indonesian Borneo) we could see and hear a troupe of Proboscis Monkeys making their way through the jungle. We got in position where we anticipated the moneys would...
Orangutan with her young baby. In Tanjung Puting National Park, Indonesian Borneo we were lucky to come across a Orangutan with her young baby. It was remarkable watch how effortlessly she moved amongst the tree with her baby clinging to her hair. They looked so...
Young Orangutan has fun in the tree. In the distance in Tanjung Putting National Park (Indonesian Borneo) we could hear movement in the trees. It was a young Orangutan heading our direction. We could then see it as it swung through the trees. Such fun to watch an...
An impressive alpha male Orangutan. In Indonesian Borneo we had sailed along the Sekonyer River to visit Camp Leakey in Tanjung Putting National Park. Here we encountered this wonderful alpha male orangutan (given the name Jacob by the local guides). He was a very...
These delightful little monkeys appeared outside our lodge and entertained us as they climbed in the trees near our room. They tried hard to get into our room!