Malaysia Borneo National Parks, Sarawak, Batang Ai
Malaysia
Borneo National Parks, Sarawak,
Batang Ai
巴当艾国家公园, 砂拉越州属, 马来西亚婆罗洲
Batang Ai
National Park is part of the region’s largest trans-national protected area for
tropical rainforest conservation. The 24 sq km park adjoins the
Lanjak-Entimau Wildlife Sanctuary in Malaysia and the Bentuang-Karimun National
Park in Indonesia. Together these totally protected areas cover almost 10,000
sq km and form a sanctuary for one of the few viable orang utan populations in
Borneo (estimated at over 1,000 animals) as well as many other endangered
species. For conservation reasons, Batang Ai National Park is the only part of
this area open to visitors, but as it has the highest orang utan population
density in central Borneo (up to 1.7 animals per sq km), there is a good
possibility of seeing wild orang utan. However orang utan sightings should be
regarded as a bonus not as a guaranteed experience.
The
Bornean orang utan (pongo pygmaeus) is found in the rainforests of Malaysian
Borneo (Sarawak and Sabah) and Indonesian Borneo (Kalimantan). The Sumatran
orang utan, recently identified as a separate species, is found in similar
habitats in North Sumatra, Indonesia. Orang utans are one of the world’s
largest primates, and are almost completely arboreal (tree living). The word
“orang” is Malay for “person” whilst “utan” is derived from “hutan” meaning
forest. Thus, orang utan literally translates as “person of the forest”.
A mature
male has large check pads and a pendulous throat sac. Adult males can reach a
height of 150 cm (5 ft), weigh up to 100 kg (220lbs) and have an arm span of
240 cm (8 ft). Females are about three quarters of the height and half the
weight of the males. Both sexes are covered with long reddish hair. Orang
Utan have a low reproductive rate – females reach sexual maturity at 12 years
of age but generally don’t have their first offspring until two or three years
later, usually giving birth to a single infant once every 7-8 years. Males
reach sexual maturity at 15 but their cheek pads may not fully develop until a
few years later. The life expectancy of orang utan in the wild is unknown but
is thought to be less than in captivity, where some have lived to over 50 years
of age.
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