Claudio, the wild bully ! 

What a day! We witnessed something rarely seen,  a wild 19-year-old male orangutan named Claudio showing unusually aggressive behavior. He dominated the feeding area, refusing to let anyone else near the food. Even a mother and her tiny baby weren’t spared. Watching him pull the baby’s hair was unsettling, a reminder that wild instincts don’t always follow our sense of fairness.

Later in the afternoon, we visited FNPF, an amazing organization replanting Borneo’s lost forests. We each planted a sapling — a hopeful act of giving back to the land that gives so much.

And just as the day began with tension, it ended in peace,  our first sunset painting the sky in orange and pink hues over the river.

Check out my album for photos of Claudio, our tree planting, and that perfect sunset. Photos also contributed by my son Vinay.