Sepiliok - Borneo

Spent some time here continuing our wildlife spotting and introducing the kids to orang-utans and countless other primates. Decided to spend a bit of coin and take a cruise down the Kinabatangan River, which turned out to be a good decision. We got to see probiscus monkeys, silver leaf monkeys, red leaf monkeys, pig tail and long tail macaques in their natural environment. Luck continues to be on our side as we got to see a silver leaf monkey with a 1 week old baby who in contrast to the adults is bright orange. The trip was topped off by a 4+ metre croc who was trying to smash his way into a crab pot. A great experience for the kids, but seeing the thousands of acres of cleared jungle to make way for palm oil plantations was shocking. We stayed in a great place right next to a rainforest reserve and during our walk we stubbled across a big male pig tailed macaque that didn't enjoy our presence. It tried to attack us and Frog went all Clint Eastwood on his arse and scared him off with his bamboo walking stick....talk about a fight flight freeze response - his adrenalin was definitely pumping. We later read that this species is extremely dangerous to humans.Læs mere