Indonesia: The Orangutans of Camp Leakey, Kalimantan

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Camp Leakey research camp was our second stop, established in 1971 by Dr. Birute Galdikas to rescue Orangutans and one of Dr. Leakey's "angels" along with Dian Fossey and Jane Goodall. The Orangutans are fed at 2:00 p.m. each day and there were more visitors here including a group of U.K. volunteers from Orangutan Foundation.

Many Orangutans appeared out of the forest to snarf down bananas, other fruits and milk even before the "official" feeding time. They're no dummies and hang around the food storage areas. You are not allowed anywhere on the premises without an official guide. These are very strong apes, don't think twice about approaching humans and grabbing whatever they want.

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• Kalimantan
• Borneo
• Asia
• primates
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[travelswithsheila]

@CoyKiyote You may be right but for tourists, it was a great place to see the wonderful orangutans. Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment. Best regards, Travels With Sheila

[CoyKiyote]

Camp Leaky is a disaster! Little more than a petting zoo. Please don't support this! This is about as far from orangutan conservation as you can get.

[travelswithsheila]

The Orangutans are so fantastic and have such great personalities, it's hard not to attribute human traits to them. I could sit and watch them forever. Have you seen lemurs? Madagascar is my next "dream" destination. Thanks for watching and commenting.

[arnethebanana]

My wife and I were there last month! It's nice to see it again. People should go, as their money supports the foundation.