Meet The Animals

The orangutans are the only exclusively Asian living genus of great ape. They are among the most intelligent primates and use a variety of sophisticated tools, also making sleeping nests each night from branches and foliage. They are generally not aggressive and live a mostly solitary life foraging for food. They are the largest living arboreal animals with longer arms than other great apes. Their hair is typically reddish-brown, instead of the brown or black hair typical of other great apes. Native to Indonesia and Malaysia, orangutans are currently found only in rainforests on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra.
A very famous elephant sanctuary in Malaysia can be found at Kuala Gandah. This center is owned and operated by the Malaysian government's of Wildlife and National Park. The elephant pictured here is Swee Lee King, a 22 year old elephant at the sanctuary. Swee Lee was also featured in the famous movie Anna & The King (with Jodie Foster).
A tapir is a large browsing animal, similar in shape to a pig and with a short snout. Tapirs can be found in South America, Central America and in Southeast Asia. There are four species of Tapirs: the Brazilian tapir, the Malayan tapir, Baird's tapir and the Mountain tapir. Malayan tapir can be found in Malaysia. The animal is easily identified by its markings, most notably the light-colored “saddle” which extends from its shoulders to its rump. The rest of its hair is black, except for the tips of its ears which, as with other tapirs, are rimmed with white.