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 This orangutan and her young take a break from their feeding on leaves to stare at my camera.The next morning Robet, a fully certified guide of Bukit Lawang Guide Association with over 15 years of trekking experience in Gunung Leuser National Park, led us across the bridge to the other side of the river heading into the park. Suddenly we found ourselves climbing up the steep rugged terrain of the rainforest in order to reach the flat ground at the top. Halfway up Robet told us to get our cameras ready as he spotted on the other side of the valley a large family of silvery langurs or silvered-back monkeys. We steadied ourselves on the reclining slope, raised the cameras with the attached zoom lens, and held our breath as we took several images of those elusive langurs, some of which with babies clinging to their sides.Satisfied with our first confronta- tion with the Sumatran wildlife and after a few minutes of rest, we followed Robet up to the top of the mountain looking forward to finding the mainAn orangutan is seen leaving a nest probably to feed or to build a new and more secluded nest.Elite+ 43