Unit 6 Nurturing natureSouthwest of the Philippines is the third largest island in the world, Borneo
Sibu is in the northeast and is one of the few remaining tropical wildernesses, a land of thick jungles, tall mountains and empty beaches
For nearly a hundred years, Sibu was known as British North Borneo but in 1963 became part of Malaysia
It has since developed into one of the hottest destinations in Asia
The main attraction here are the orangutans
Orangutan means “man of the forest”
They can be shy creatures so the best chance of seeing them is in the areas where they are fed
Many of these apes ( 猩猩) have returned to the wild but there's not enough forest or fruit to support them so the foundations put out food to help them survive
Orangutans used to be spread across South As