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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 something. next up i am crossing the state to reach gunung mulu national park, sarawa k‘s largest ...

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. we're starting here in the state capital, kuching, and we're travelling all the way up here to the kelabit highlands. it's going to be a journey. on my first stop, i'm going to meet one of the state's most iconic residents. and here he is. the orangutan. so much soul in their eyes. 97% of their dna is shared with humans. and that's where they get the name —

Well, feeding time is over, there is no more, and here's edwin. i'm a bit nervous to see him so close. he's massive, so much hair. if you saw that from behind, you wouldn't 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 it help? by having a centre like semenggoh, people get a sense of seeing the wild orangutan, an...

Signed up for. now we get calls on our cell phones. >> you don't answer them, don't you? >> if you ever made that mistake they keep coming. >> you can't do nothing. doing nothing has not worked. you have to do something. this is a step in the right direction. >> we'll 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 11 year pitcher in major league baseball for firing making incentive comments. they said they wer...

Daniel stumpf tells the detroit free press he hasn't called me that. not a nickname i'm 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 i'm 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 not about the words but the context. here it's the words and context and interesting to see how i...