Bukit Lawang, Sumatra, Indonesia Part 3⠀ ⠀ After that first little orangutan baby I was pretty thrilled! It was so innocent and cute and I was able to see it tentatively exploring around/climbing just like a toddler. ⠀ ⠀ After we left we kept hiking and then stopped at a shelter for a snack. The guides laid out a fantastic array of local fruit on a banana leaf table cloth (bonus! no single use plastics!). As we were sitting and eating I heard some rustling in the tree tops and I sprung up and walked in that direction. There was another orangutan coming straight for us with an older male baby (maybe 7 years old). The guides immediately packed up all the fruit and instructed me to put on my pack. This was one of the orangutans they warned us about. She has been known to steal peoples bags to look for food. A female orangutan has the strength of 3 people, and male has 5! ⠀ ⠀ So we were all grouped together and I watched in awe at this "wild" orangutan and her baby crawled to the ground and directly towards us. We kept moving back and away as the guides instructed us. She and the little one walked around inspecting the shelter then move back up into a tree. Once they were back up in the tree the guides said it was safe to get a little closer to them and we got to see some really amazing interactions. I would really tell how much the mom loved her baby, she was gently stroking him with her hand and giving him kisses. The little boy was even giving her kisses, but then whipped about to look at us. Maybe he is right around that age when little boys start to think "it's not cool to kiss your mom in public". ⠀ ⠀ Like I mentioned earlier I really didn't know anything about orangutans before arriving to Sumatra. I will include more information in my next post!⠀ ⠀ #adventure #backpacking #camping #hiking #jungle #jungletrek #orangutan #indonesia #bukit #lawang #bukitlawang #sumatra #chickswhotravel #solotravel #solofemaletraveler (at Bukit Lawang) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6Rkkj2Fk17/?igshid=167tbty4a9oyw
