Maternal bond
by zrim
Mothers will care for their offspring for about eight years. Unfortunately, there is still the danger of poaching. Unscrupulous poachers will kill a mother orangutan in order to kidnap the young orangutan. It is still a badge of honor in some circles to keep young orangutans as pets. When they get older and are no longer suitable for living in or around a home they are discarded or killed.
The Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Center cares for orphaned orangutans and they are lovingly taught orangutan skills by the dedicated staff. A two year old orangutan will not develop skills necessary to survive by pure instinct alone. Just like humans, most of the skills that an adult orangutan possesses are learned rather than inate.
Nests
by zrim
Orangutans live 99% of their lives in the tree tops. They do not call any one tree or group of trees home, but are fairly nomadic, searching the jungle for the ripe and succulent fruit. In mid-afternoon the orangutans thoughts turn to the problem of where to spend the night. Each orangutan will find a likely tree and begin to prepare a nest. The orangs then commence the breaking of many branches and the building of nests. It is truly incredible to watch an orangutan tear apart the upper reaches of a tree and build his or her nest. The orangutan may stay in the nest a couple nights, but they build on average a couple hundred nests in a year. I wonder if the nest building helps the trees thrive as a form of pruning.
Birds Salivas Is Prosperity
by daryll
Gomantong Caves generate revenue?
Gomantong caves famous for Bird's Nest (a local delicacies). It's actually a Bird's SALIVA, can be found hidden parts of the cave. Cost of bird's nest may varied from RM100 or above depending on the type and quality.
Now, regards to the cave, it's not an impressive cave to explore but you do find some species of birds & bats in their habitat.
Best way to get there?
By coach tour - advisable at a small fee, private tours can be arrange. All ground arrangement easily book from local agencies tours in sandakan town.
Journey, only takes abt 1 1/2 hours or 2. Depending your coach SPEED!
See the Proboscis Monkey via a mangrove boat ride
by julianw
This must be one of the best eco-tourism activity that you must try in Sandakan. Consult your lodge/hotel information services to enquire about the trip up-river to see the Proboscis Monkey. A 4.30pm tour would be most ideal, and if you are lucky, you can even spot the monkeys leap into the river and swim over to the other side of the bank!
Sepilok- Orang Utan
by ronnielcm
One of the must do activity in Sandakan. You can go by mini bus(make sure the mini bus stop until the Sepilok Rehabilitation Centre)1hour and taxi( cost around RM22/ one way) 45min.
Feeding time: 10am and 2.30pm
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St Michael's and All Angels Church
Flowers in the Rainforest Discovery Center
Macaques we saw
Kinabatangan river
