After our visit this morning to the Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre we went to the Proboscis Monkey Labuk Bay Sanctuary.
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The Proboscis Monkey Labuk Bay Sanctuary
The Proboscis Monkey Labuk Bay Sanctuary is a station where you can observe the nasal monkeys found exclusively on Borneo. The site is surrounded by green palm plantations.
The Silver Leaf Monkeys
When we got there at noon, there were hardly any other people, which of course was great. We first played with the little “Silver Leaf Monkeys” (german: “Silver Hood Langur”) that run around the grounds. The special thing is that the monkeys were not shy at all. There were many little baby monkeys and even the monkey mothers seemed happy to give their little ones to us for a short time. The little curious monkey babies loved to climb up to everything that gets in their way. A highlight at the end was a rhinoceros (“Hornbill”), which made itself comfortable right in front of us on the railing.
Feeding the Proboscis Monkeys
But then came the actual stars of the facility: at different times feeding singeritis of the Proboscis Monkeys takes place and at this time some 30 to 40 nasal monkeys emerge from the jungle and come up to a few meters to the visitor platform. It’s great to see the animals in interaction. But you have to be careful not to get too close to the animals or to let them get to themselves, because they can sometimes become very aggressive. After the food was empty, it didn’t take long for the nasal monkeys to go back to the jungle… with partly impressive jumps over several meters from tree to tree.
Our video of the nose monkeys
Here is a little film in which you can also hear the funny sounds that the nose monkeys constantly make of themselves:
The Rainforest Discovery Center
In total we certainly spent two hours in the Sanctuary and we really liked it. Afterwards, our tour went even further to the Rainforest Discovery Center at sunset. We walked here 17 meters above the earth through the rainforest and let nature and the many sounds affect us. And here again we have seen an orangutan.
Starbucks Global Icon Mug of Borneo
Seit einiger Zeit sammeln wir die Starbucks Tassen der Städte (City Mugs) und Inseln, die wir auf unseren Reisen besuchen. Die großen Tassen gibt es leider nicht von jeder Stadt, in der es auch eine Starbucks Filiale gibt. Aber wenn es eine solche Tasse gibt, dann finden wir diese ein wirklich schönes Andenken. Hierbei sammeln wir allerdings (fast) nur Städtetassen der 2008 erschienenen “Global Icon Serie”. Unsere komplette Sammlung könnt Ihr Euch hier ansehen: Starbucks – Unsere Tassensammlung der Global Icon SerieBorneo (Sabah) has his own mug with the motif of an Orangutan 🙂
Sabah’s Starbucks Island Cup
Unsere Reiseberichte aus Südostasien (2013)
In diesem Urlaub durch Südostasien sind wir durch 5 verschiedene Länder gereist. Angefangen mit unserem Flug nach Hong Kong (China), dann weiter nach Bangkok (Thailand), zur Millionenmetropole Singapur, dann in den Dschungel zum UNESCO-Welterbe Angkor Wat nach Siem Riep (Kambodscha), weiter nach Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) und zum Schluss auf die Insel Borneo (Malaysia). Ein unglaublich faszinierende Reise mit wahnsinnig vielen Eindrücken und Erlebnissen.
China: Hong Kong - Ein Rundgang durch die Stadt China: Hong Kong - Die Aussicht auf die Stadt vom Victoria Peak China: Hong Kong - Ten Thousand Buddhas Kloster & der Big Buddha
Thailand: Elephant Camp – Baden mit Elefanten im Khwae Noi Fluss Thailand: Der Tigertempel Wat Pa Luangta Maha Bua Thailand: Bangkok – Der Königspalast, Wat Pho & Wat Arun Thailand: Ayutthaya – Die Tempel & Ruinen des UNESCO-Weltrerbes Thailand: Ayutthaya – Die Elefanten im Royal Elephant Kraal Village
Singapur: Chinatown, S.E.A. Aquarium & Sentosa Island Singapur: Ein Tagesausflug zum Singapore Zoo Singapur: Das Marina Bay Sands Resort mit dem Infinity Pool
Kambodscha: Siem Reap – Hotel, Old Market & die Schmetterlingsfarm Kambodscha: Siem Reap – Die Tempelanlagen von Angkor Wat
Malaysia: Kuala Lumpur – Die Zwillingstürme der Petronas Towers Malaysia: Kuala Lumpur – Die Batu Caves & das Aquaria KLCC
Malaysia: Borneo – Das Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre Malaysia: Borneo – Das Proboscis Monkey Labuk Bay Sanctuary Malaysia: Borneo – Die Gomantong-Höhlen & Urwaldelefanten Malaysia: Borneo – Tauchen im Sipadan Kapalai Dive Resort Malaysia: Borneo – Das Sipadan Kapalai Dive Resort