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Old Man of the Forest

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If all the beasts were gone,
man would die from great loneliness of spirit.
For whatever happens to the beasts
also happens to man.
All things are connected.
Whatever befalls the Earth
befalls the sons of the Earth.

Chief Seattle of the Suquamish and Duwamish

This was taken at Sepilok Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre at one of the feeding platforms. The juveniles are slowly eased away from human contact and reliance on suplimentery feeding. There are wooden ropes leading down from the trees to the feeding platform so that the orangutan can choose how they approach and to limit damage to the trees. Two of the larger juveniles came across one of the ropes that runs across the viewing platform as they left to go back into the forest, so I was able to get this shot.

If you ever get the chance to visit Borneo the orangutan centres in Kuching and Sandakan are well worth a look. We were lucky enough to hear the orangutans in the forest during the night at Kinabatangan River and came across a new night nest that they had built the next morning but I didn't manage to see them in the wild. So much of their habitat has been decimated by the palm oil plantations that blanket Sabah. One of the organisations that's doing particularly good work is MESCOT who promote sustainable tourism in the area. ([link])
Image size
4752x3168px 11.27 MB
Make
Canon
Model
Canon EOS 50D
Shutter Speed
1/500 second
Aperture
F/7.1
Focal Length
300 mm
ISO Speed
1000
Date Taken
Aug 18, 2009, 1:39:01 AM
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