- Ikheli: Jalan Labuk Sandakan Sabah, Batu 14, Sabah, Sepilok, 90009 Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia
- Ifoni: +60 89-531-180
- Indawo: amamitha angama-43. km
- Unyaka wesisekelo: 1964
- Amahora wokuvula: 09: 00-18: 00
Isifundazwe saseMalesia saseSabah sihlala eShetan's Orphanage Sanctuary (i-Orang Utan Sanctuary) endala, isikhungo sokuhlaziya ama-orangutan (i-Pongo pygmaeus) esiye sabhalwa ngezandla zabantu.
Ulwazi jikelele
I-Sapilok yasungulwa ngo-1964 futhi itholakala ensimini enezinhlanzi zemifula namahlathi emvula asezindaweni ezishisayo. Ivikelwe nguhulumeni kanye nezinhlangano ezihlukahlukene (Kabili Sepilok Forest Reserve). Indawo yesikhungo ngamamitha angu-43 square. km. Abasebenzi besikhungo banikezela umsizi ngezokwelapha, basize ukuba bavumelane nezimo zemvelo futhi bafundise impilo ngaphandle.
Inombolo ye-orang-utans ehlala phakathi ihlukahluka kubantu abangu-60 kuya kwangu-80. Izilwane ezindala zihamba ngokukhululekile kuyo yonke indawo yaseSepilok, futhi izingane zihlala ezikhungweni ezikhethekile. Ama-orangutani amancane aqeqeshwe yizinkawu eziye zathola ukuvuselelwa. Bashintsha izintandane nonina futhi badlulisele amakhono abo esizukulwaneni esincane.
Abasebenzi besikhungo basilandela ngokuqinile ukuthuthukiswa kanye nesimo samantombazane. Isibonelo, ama-orangutan anikezwa ukudla okuzidla (ubhanana nobisi) ukuze bafunde ukuthi bangayithola kanjani ukudla ngokwabo. Labo abaphilile ngokuphelele futhi bajwayele ukuphila bayakhululwa enkululeko. Le nqubo ithatha iminyaka engama-7. Izinkanyana, ezingazange zivumelane nemvelo yasendle, zishiywe e-nursery kuze kube phakade. Ngokuvamile izilwane ezinjalo yizo ezigcinwe ezithombeni zasekhaya noma ngaphansi kobudlova.
Imithetho yokuziphatha
Lapho uvakashela izivakashi ze-Sepilok kufanele ulandele imithetho ethile:
- Ukuhamba phakathi nendawo kunokwenzeka kuphela ezindleleni ezibekwe ngokukhethekile, ubude obungama-5 km;
- uma unomkhuhlane, ungase ungavunyelwe ukuya kuma-orangutan, ngoba izilwane kalula zithole igciwane kubantu;
- ukusondelana nezilwane ezincane kanye nokuwathinta akuvunyelwe, ngakho-ke akubangeli ukulimala.
Yini okufanele uyenze ngesikhathi sokuvakasha?
Phakathi nezivakashi izivakashi zinga:
- Qaphela inqubo yokudla izilwane zasendlini endaweni ehlomele ngokukhethekile lokhu. Lokhu kwenzeka izikhathi ezimbili ngosuku (10:00, 15:00). Gibbons, langurs kanye nama-macaque nazo ziza ukudla.
- Bheka ukuthi izimbongolo ezincane zifunda kanjani ukukhuphuka izihlahla futhi zidlale ezindaweni zokudlala. Ukuze uthole imali uzovunyelwa ukuthi ukondle ama-cubs.
- Buka emafilimu e-Szepiloka wesayensi-engqondweni, mayelana nokuziphatha nokuphila kwezinkawu, ukuthi babanjwa kanjani futhi babulawa abazingeli, futhi bafunde ngomsebenzi wesikhungo sokuvuselela. Ama-movie afakiwe njalo amahora amabili.
- Ukubona ensimini yenkosikazi yaseSumatran, iindlovu, izintshe, izinyoni ezihlukahlukene, izilwane ezinwabuzelayo nezinambuzane. Amamfuyo anikezwa ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha.
- Hamba uhambe ehlathini, lapho ezinye izihlahla zinamamitha angaba ngu-70, kanti izitshalo ziyamangala ngemibala yazo ekhanyayo nama-flavour angavamile.
Izici zokuvakashelwa
Ukuhamba uhambo oluya eSepilok, thatha izicathulo nezicathulo ezikhululekile nawe, ngoba uzodingeka uhambe ngezinyawo ezipholile. Izinto zomuntu siqu, ngaphandle kwamakhamera, shiya egumbini lokugcina ukuze izimbungu zabo zingabizi.
Kukhona isitolo sekhumbuzo esithengisa imikhiqizo yabo. Imali yokungena esikhungweni se-Sepilok yokuvuselela i-orangutan i-$ 7 yabantu abadala kanye ne-$ 3.50 yabantwana kusukela eminyakeni emihlanu. Kukhokhwa ngokwehlukile isithombe nesvidiyo - cishe i-$ 2. Ungafika lapha nsuku zonke kusukela ngo-09: 00 kuya ku-18: 00, ikakhulukazi ngenkathi eyomile.
Ungafika kanjani?
Kusuka edolobheni lase-Sandakan kuya enkabeni ungathatha itekisi (cishe ngamaRandi 20 kuzo zombili izinkomba) enombolweni 22 (Jalan Sapi Nangoh). Ibanga liyi-25 km. Ibhasi leBas 14 libuye lapha. Liphuma eMkhandlwini Womuzi, uhambo lubiza u-$ 0.5. Ukusuka ekumeni kuzodingeka uhambe 1.5 km.