23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Wildlife
Wild Bonds of Borneo
An orangutan mother with a half-eaten cempedak (Artocarpus integer) fruit in her mouth and carrying her infant poses briefly along a forest trail leading to Gomantong Cave in Malaysia's Sabah state on Borneo island. Moments later, she climbed into the canopy and disappeared into the protected rainforest.
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 06.2024 |
| Date Uploaded: | 11.2025 |
| Photo Location: | Sandakan, Malaysia |
| Copyright: | © Parameswaran Ponnudurai |