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Its going to be a journey. on my first stop, im going to meet one of the states most iconic residents. and here he is. the orangutan. so much soul in their eyes. 97% of their dna is shared with humans. that where they get the name — orangutan means "man of the forest." orangutans are native to only two islands in south—east asia. some live on sumatra, but the vast majority live here in borneo. i have come to the semenggoh nature reserve where the rangers are preparing for the morning feed. i...

Next up i am crossing the state to reach gunung mulu national park, sarawa k‘s largest piece of protected rainforest. this place is teeming with wildlife — over 4,000 species of plants, 20,000 species of invertebrates, that means thousands of different ——hundreds, kinds of spiders, beetles and butterflies, but no orangutans, though, not here. mulu is also home to groups of penan, one of the last remaining hunter and gatherer tribes in southeast asia. a lot of their traditional tribal lan...

Sadly, despite conservation efforts, orangutans face an uncertain future. over a 16—year period, the numbers in borneo fell by more than 100,000. a decline blamed on hunting and deforestation. it is now estimated that there are just over 100,000 orangutans left on the island. and so the facility here, how does it help? by having a centre like semenggoh, people get a sense of seeing the wild orangutan, and not disturb the orangutan in their natural habitat. and i guess the more people come here...

Natural habitat. and i guess the more people come here, the more they learn, and that also helps as well? oh yeah, definitely. the feeling, the excitement of seeing wild orangutan, bring you closer to conservation efforts, and to be able to share it with people out there, it really means something. next up i am crossing the state to reach gunung mulu national park, sarawa k‘s largest piece of protected rainforest. this place is teeming with wildlife — over 4,000 species of plants, 20,000 spe...

We call her the great old lady, because shes the oldest female, age 48 years old. and she is doing still very well. she is a8, he is 23. that is quite a big age difference there, right? yes, but love doesnt see age as a problem, though. well, feeding time is over, and theres edwin. im a bit nervous to see him so close. hes massive, so much hair. if you saw that from behind you wouldnt know what it was. sadly, despite conservation efforts, orangutans face an uncertain future. over a 16—year per...

Are just over 100,000 orangutans left on the island. and so the facility here, how does it help? by having a centre like semenggoh, people get a sense of seeing the wild orangutan, and not disturb the orangutan in their natural habitat. and i guess the more people come here, the more they learn, and that also helps as well? definitely, the feeling, the excitement of seeing wild orangutan, bring you closer to conservation efforts, and to be able to share it with people out there, it really means ...

My trip starts here in sarawak‘s biggest city, kuching. and does the word kuching mean, it means something special, right? yes, kuching is mean cat. cat? in english, called cat. like the city of cats? yes, cat city. were starting here in the state capital, kuching, and were travelling all the way up here to the kelabit highlands. its going to be a journey. on my first stop, im going to meet one of the states most iconic residents. and here he is. the orangutan. so much soul in their eyes. 97% ...

Well, feeding time is over, there is no more, and heres edwin. im a bit nervous to see him so close. hes massive, so much hair. if you saw that from behind, you wouldnt know what it was. sadly, despite conservation efforts, orangutans face an uncertain future. over a 16—year period, the numbers in borneo fell by more than 100,000. a decline blamed on hunting and deforestation. it is now estimated that there arejust over 100,000 orangutans left on the island. and so, the facility here, how does...

Signed up for. now we get calls on our cell phones. >> you dont answer them, dont you? >> if you ever made that mistake they keep coming. >> you cant do nothing. doing nothing has not worked. you have to do something. this is a step in the right direction. >> well see how it works out. >> sandra: be careful what websites you log onto and enter the personal information. meanwhile you have news in the baseball world? >> what an interesting story. the detroit tigers fired their pitching coach, an 1...

Daniel stumpf tells the detroit free press he hasnt called me that. not a nickname im familiar with. he was let go and asked -- the coach was let go. the team said did you use that word monkey? he says yes. i used that term but he was talking about somebody else. yet the pitcher says spider monkey not a nickname im called. chris bassio was out of a job. he says where do i go to get my reputation back? does he file a suit for wrongful termination? was this misunderstood? george carlin said it is ...