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The orangutans of Sabah

The Sepilok Orangutan Sanctuary The Sepilok Orangutan Sanctuary is located near the town of Sandakan on the east coast of Sabah, Malaysian Borneo, and was established in 1964 as a refuge for orphaned orang utans. Orang utans are primates which live only on the Southeast Asian islands of Borneo and Sumatra. Their DNA is 96.4% [...]

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