Are you familiar with the concept of speaking too soon? Well, last week it worked in my favour. As we travelled up to Pondok Ambung Research Station, I said to my colleagues, “It’s been ages since I saw a wild orangutan along the river”. Literally, not a minute later there was this young one.
Adolescent wild orangutan at the edge of the river in Tanjung Puting National Park.
It was impossible to tell if the orangutan was male or female but its size suggested it was an adolescent making its first forays away from its mother.
The orangutan is right in the middle of the photo - looks like a dark bundle!
Can you see the orangutan?
Seeing any orangutan is great but we all especially love seeing wild ones, as opposed to the rehabilitated ex-captives seen near to the camps or in Lamandau. Anyway, I am now saying “It’s been ages since I saw a river dolphin….”
