Semmeggoh Wildlife Centre

Semenggoh Nature Reserve, the release area of the Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre in Sarawak. The Rehab center was established in 1975 for Orangutangs who were injured, orphaned, or relinquished as illegal pets. It serves as a habitat for the Orangutans and also a place for visitors to learn about this endangered species. This wildlife center has a thriving population of healthy adolescent and young adult semi-wild Orangutans. As the 1600 acre property does not contain enough food during "non fruiting season", they offered a supplement twice a day. Feeding time is at 10, but these free animals don't always come down, so we were lucky to see an 18 year old male Anaku, possibly a future Alpha, and an 11 year old female, Ruby, who swung down and cheekily took off with multiple bunches of bananas. Of interest, most of the apes here seem to be offspring of the originals, males get to weigh about 220 lbs, females about 165 and they build themselves a nap area 20-40 meters off the ground of leaves and branches twice a day! They are impressive and powerful animals.Read more