Despite his age, the Prince of Wales,
Prince Charles seemingly looks healthy and energetic.
Although he will be celebrating his 69th
birthday on Nov 14, Charles could still do an uphill walk without gasping for
air or show signs of tiredness on his face.
This was observed by Bernama photographer
Razali Nordin when Charles was visiting the Semenggoh Wildlife Rehabilitation
Centre in Siburan, 20km from Kuching today.
“We have to walk on about a kilometer
long plank walkway to the feeding ground of the orangutans at the centre. It
was an uphill walk but I don’t see him showing any sign of tiredness,” he said.
Razali said, some British and local journalists
on duty during the visit had to stop on several occasions to catch some air
before reaching the site.
“It is quite embarrassing as we are way
younger than him and we are breathless,” said Razali.
From a special visitor’s platform, Prince
Charles who is an environmentalist, accompanied by Sarawak Minister of Tourism,
Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah and two
officials from the centre, enjoyed himself watching two young orangutans
feeding.
There are at least 26 semi-wild orang
utans in Semenggoh in total, roaming free within a 740 hectare forest reserve.
They are the Bornean orangutans (Pongo
pygmaeus), a species of orangutan native to the island of Borneo and three well
known ones at the centre are Ritchie, Annuar and Doku, which didn’t show up
when Prince Charles arrived for the visit.
After spending about 30 minutes at the
rehabilitation centre, Prince Charles proceeded to the Sarawak Biodiversity
Centre, where he seemed to be very fascinated with the biotechnological
researches of various plant species of Sarawak at the centre.
-- BERNAMA
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