Meeting the Family @Orang Utan Rehabilitation Centre in Sepilok, Sabah

When I heard that BRATs were going to Sepilok for the Year-End Trip the first thing I did was Google it up! Found out that it is the motherland of Orang Utans (Or the "ah-moh-langs" would call ahrehng utahn) Humans have been fascinated by this creature for being humanlike and intelectually inferior. *applause for being smarter than a monkey*

To my surprise we were brought to see them Orang Utans on the first day itself after lunch and the "tarap" introduction. I was going "Yay, finally my life ambitions and dream are about to come true as I was going to be able to TOUCH an orang utan". However, sadly we did not get the chance to get up close and personal with them orang utans. Apparently, its to keep them safe from us. =_=

It was interesting though. I got to see an Orang Utan bite a human! How often does that happens! Or videographer Adrian was filming the Orang Utan and then it just decided to run up to him and bite him in the ahemmm......region.

OK, I'll stop rambling and present the pictures. After all that's what you guys are here for right!


Here are the BRATs eager to meet the Orang Utans.



Just a random shot. Thought the hair was nice =)



And here we have the Orang Utan!



This one is so hungry it was chewing on the the cage! Lol, I'm sure they are well fed.



We had the privilege of watching the cleaning rituals of an Orang Utan. Its a little modernized unlike the traditional licking. Hmm.....I wonder what shampoo they use.



This is a picture from the Oran Utan Medical checkup. We were told that the best way to take the temperature of an Orang Utan is through the posterior. This is done because the Orang Utans move around alot. So next time when you visit the doctor don't mess around with him/her of the doctor might just shove the thermometer up your a**.





Here's some monkey love!


This is a baby Orang Utan. The trainers actually take care of them like baby humans. They even get fed with milk using milk bottles. Sometimes the trainers even bring them home! Yeah, and I heard something about diapers too. That can NOT be good.


The bond between the trainers and the Orang Utans were very obvious. Some trainers even cry when it was time to free the Orang Utans into the wild.







These animals are big icons of Malaysia and its nice to know that they are well taken care of. It was also amazing to be able to experience and see them in their element.


There were some other "monkeys" at the parking lot too!