http://asthecrowflies.org/2007/01/28/pictures/ Long distance hiking, primitive cabin dwelling, hermit life Thu, 25 Feb 2010 07:00:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://asthecrowflies.org/2007/01/28/pictures/comment-page-1/#comment-813 crow Mon, 29 Jan 2007 10:08:59 +0000 http://asthecrowflies.org/2007/01/28/pictures/#comment-813 Yes, you are right, you are not supposed to feed orangutans or any animal. I thought about putting it in the article but it wasn't the point that I was trying to make. Thanks for putting it in. Yes, you are right, you are not supposed to feed orangutans or any animal. I thought about putting it in the article but it wasn’t the point that I was trying to make. Thanks for putting it in.

]]> http://asthecrowflies.org/2007/01/28/pictures/comment-page-1/#comment-812 Ape Conservationist Mon, 29 Jan 2007 09:58:26 +0000 http://asthecrowflies.org/2007/01/28/pictures/#comment-812 although in this circumstance - it might have been better to have a camera because you are not supposed to have close contact with orangutans or feed them in the forest. Orangutans are so similar to us that they can be infected by many of our own illnesses, often suffering far worse... especially babies. The guide should have told you this, and it is not your fault. I just thought that I should post this comment in case anyone else thought they'd like to do the same thing. Take photos of orangutans, but try and stay 10 metres away from them unless you have already been in the country for at least 10 days, have been screened for various illnesses and have come back negative on all these tests. Never go near apes if you have (or are recovering from) a cold, flu, cold sores, etc. (Cold sores can kill gibbons, and are more of a risk to them than hepatitis!). And tell the guides that you don't want them to feed apes in the forest - in the case of rehabilitation, this can be a big backward step on an orangutan's move into the forest life after captivity. although in this circumstance – it might have been better to have a camera because you are not supposed to have close contact with orangutans or feed them in the forest. Orangutans are so similar to us that they can be infected by many of our own illnesses, often suffering far worse… especially babies. The guide should have told you this, and it is not your fault. I just thought that I should post this comment in case anyone else thought they’d like to do the same thing. Take photos of orangutans, but try and stay 10 metres away from them unless you have already been in the country for at least 10 days, have been screened for various illnesses and have come back negative on all these tests. Never go near apes if you have (or are recovering from) a cold, flu, cold sores, etc. (Cold sores can kill gibbons, and are more of a risk to them than hepatitis!). And tell the guides that you don’t want them to feed apes in the forest – in the case of rehabilitation, this can be a big backward step on an orangutan’s move into the forest life after captivity.

]]> http://asthecrowflies.org/2007/01/28/pictures/comment-page-1/#comment-795 cyberhobo Sun, 28 Jan 2007 16:22:43 +0000 http://asthecrowflies.org/2007/01/28/pictures/#comment-795 Photos are a kind of addiction and a security blanket for me. I agree with your post, but they are hard words to swallow. Especially as my memories fade it's supremely difficult not to cling to my photos and pursue new ones. Photos are a kind of addiction and a security blanket for me. I agree with your post, but they are hard words to swallow. Especially as my memories fade it’s supremely difficult not to cling to my photos and pursue new ones.

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