After waking again to the calls of gibbons, we had breakfast and a later start for a walk. We saw trees studded with stag leaf ferns and draped with rattan and other vines. Lichen and moss hangs from the trees like tinsel. We saw a rhinoceros hornbill fly very close to us with a swishing noise of the large wings. As we returned to the lodge, we saw a wild orangutan very close to the lodge. It was fairly low in a tree and as we watched, she ate some young leaves and bark, and then crossed right above our heads and disappeared higher into a tree and deeper into the forest. After our post walk shower, we met in the lounge for lunch. On this trip, we have not seen another American; however, apparently Martha Stewart checked into the lodge we are at today, so we may meet another person from the USA.
After lunch, we walked IN the Danum River for a while to get another perspective. After shower #2 for the day, we are now in the lounge before dinner.
Interesting Fact: Hornbills mate for life.
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