Welcome to Malaysia, and Sandakan, the city of jungle wildlife

No matter where you go, whenever you come to an automobile roundabout, there is some type of animal statue in the middle.

Well, we did!

Our first stop of the day: a Buddhist temple

Look at this incredible shot!

This is a genuine buddhist symbol. The Nazis flipped the symbol and turned it on an angle, so the Nazi swastika is unlike this one.

Buddhism originated in the 5th century BCE and spread throughout the Indian subcontinent in the 3rd century BCE (Maurya Empire). The swastika symbol is alleged to have been stamped on Gautama Buddha's chest by his initiates after his death. It is known as The Heart's Seal.
Known as a "yung drung"[23] in ancient Tibet, it was a graphical representation of eternity.[24]

Sepilok Orang-utan Rehabilitation Centre is located about 25 kilometers west of Sandakan in the state of Sabah in Malaysian Borneo.

The centre opened in 1964 as the first official orangutan rehabilitation project for rescued orphaned baby orangutans from logging sites, plantations, illegal hunting or kept as pets. The orphaned orangutans are trained to survive again in the wild and are released as soon as they are ready. The sanctuary is located within the Kabili-Sepilok Forest Reserve which covers an area of 5529 ha, much of which is virgin rainforest. Today around 60 to 80 orangutans are living free in the reserve. It has become one of Sabah's top tourist attractions.

It was feeding time, and the orangutans started coming in for food.

It looks like the lady on the left wanted some attention too!

Want more real estate? Just build on the water!

One thing that we noticed what that trash is simply tossed into the water.

We are guessing that there are no garbage trucks here! Just toss it in, out the back door.

Let's take a quick peek into the fresh market

Lots to eat (but, you probably wouldn't catch me eating there).

You don't exactly run around here saying "yummy"

My favorite sushi food, right here!

I think I would give this fish half a chance, if it were sitting on ice.