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Playful young Orangutan – Borneo 2023

Playful young Orangutan – Borneo 2023

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...

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Male Orangutan calls loudly across the jungle – Borneo 2023

Male Orangutan calls loudly across the jungle – Borneo 2023

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...

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An Orangutan called Albert: a large alpha male – Borneo 2023

An Orangutan called Albert: a large alpha male – Borneo 2023

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...

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Young Orangutan plays by swinging from a tree – Borneo 2023

Young Orangutan plays by swinging from a tree – Borneo 2023

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...

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Orangutan with her young baby – Borneo 2023

Orangutan with her young baby – Borneo 2023

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...

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Young Orangutan has fun in the trees – Borneo 2023

Young Orangutan has fun in the trees – Borneo 2023

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...

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An impressive alpha male Orangutan – Borneo 2023

An impressive alpha male Orangutan – Borneo 2023

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...

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