ENCOUNTER WITH ORANGUTANS MERYL AND LYKKE
Post-release monitoring allows us to observe orangutans in the wild. Recent sightings of Meryl and Lykke in TNBBBR show both female orangutans actively foraging and displaying excellent nest-building skills.
After a 6-day expedition to locate previously-released orangutans, we finally managed to find one which we had not detected for quite some time: we found Juminten not far from Camp Lesik.
It was a relief to see Juminten in very good condition. We immediately followed her, and observed her happily eating forest fruits and young shoots.
Moments later, we spotted another orangutan moving around. It turned out to be Lesan, who followed Juminten everywhere she went.
In Search of the Orangutans (2) (Photo credit: Guswan)
In Search of the Orangutans (2) (Photo credit: Deny)
In Search of the Orangutans (2) (Photo credit: Guswan)
Juminten repeatedly coerced Lesan into copulating, and they finally built nests in the same tree.
We are glad to see Juminten living happily in the Kehje Sewen forest. She was a pretty impressive sight in her natural habitat. While we have yet to locate Inge, Abbie and Leo, we are fairly certain that they, too, are living happily there.
Post-release monitoring allows us to observe orangutans in the wild. Recent sightings of Meryl and Lykke in TNBBBR show both female orangutans actively foraging and displaying excellent nest-building skills.
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