BALI: THE SPIRIT OF AN ELDERLY SUN BEAR AT SAMBOJA LESTARI
Among the elderly residents of the sanctuary, Bali is one of the most remarkable. Today, Bali has reached the age of around 45 years, which is considered very old for a sun bear.
Leonora and her son Lamar, with 19 other orangutans went back home to their natural habitat in Bukit Batikap Conservation Forest in November 2012.
Before the release, they had completed the rehabilitation process in Nyaru Menteng and inhabited the pre-release Island where they underwent the final phase of rehabilitation process.
Now they live in their true home and put the skills they have learnt at the rehabilitation center to use!
Watch the challenging, yet touching reintroduction process in "The Great Ape Escape" on BBC 2, October 4 2013, 9 PM GMT.
Orangutans: The Great Ape Escape