I had a request on Friday for “less reptiles and more cute fuzzy animals.” Baby orangutans are always a good bet in such a situation. Like any kid, this young guy was a bit of a mess. Photo taken at Camp Leakey in Tanjung Puting National Park in Indonesian Borneo.
It seemed about time for another orangutan mother and baby photo of the day. This mother was being extremely gentle with her newborn, carefully cradling the baby’s head as she readjusted position. As with all my orangutan shots, this one was taken in Tanjung Puting National Park in Indonesian Borneo.
Indonesia is famous for its hornbills but halfway through my trip I still hadn’t seen any. This was one of the first I was able to capture, silhouetted against the rising sun in Tanjung Puting National Park in Kalimantam, Borneo..
If you’ve been checking out my posts for a while, you know that the black-crested macaques are one of my favorite subjects. They are listed as critically endangered, having lost 80% of their population in the last 40 years. This one seems to be contemplating that fact. The reason for the population decline is mainly due to habitat loss. They live only in Tangkoko National Park on the northern tip of the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia.
This baby spectral tarsier appears to be communicating something to its mother. These tiny primates are listed as vulnerable on the IUCN red list of endangered species, mainly due to a rapid loss of habitat. This was taken in Tangkoko National Park in Sulawesi, Indonesia.
I’ve sent a few photos of these Asian elephants before. Here they are play fighting in a river at Tangkahan National Park in Sumatra, Indonesia.
Time for the obligatory monthly orangutan post. This guy is the alpha male at Camp Leakey in Tanjung Puting National Park in Indonesian Borneo. He’s big, strong and has a really nice hairdo.
With all the polar bears I’ve been posting lately, it seemed a little color was in order to break up the white. This mother orangutan seemed quite content to be alive and well and raising her family in such a fine jungle. Taken in Tanjung Puting National Park in Indonesian Borneo.
I suppose the best way to wash an elephant is to just get on top of it with a scrub brush. This was taken in Sumatra, Indonesia where the domestic elephants really seem to enjoy their daily cleanings. It sort of reminded me of a dog rolling over to have it’s stomach rubbed.
This newborn orangutan looks like it just discovered where its next meal is coming from. The photo was taken in Tanjung Puting National Park in Indonesian Borneo.