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拉卜灣長鼻猴保護中心 由華裔商人李榮添、李偉文父子經營，61歲的李榮添先生主要經營棕櫚油生產，因為赫然發現當地大片紅樹林原來是長鼻猴的家園而停止開發，保護了長鼻猴等溼地生態的野生動物。

長鼻猴 ( 象鼻猴 Proboscis Monkey）主要生活在北婆羅洲海岸紅樹林，或河岸溼地森林，採食Sonneratia等溼地植物維生，由於目前動物醫學完全不能醫治長鼻猴的疾病，所以非常需要保護。这种外型怪可爱的猴子，目前只能在婆罗洲看到，而且数量更只剩下6000多只，非常罕有。

居住在拉卜湾树林的長鼻猴，估计数目约有2000多只，早在93年已有人发现它们在此地出没。惟長鼻猴生性害羞，不会轻易接近人类。 工作人员花了多年时间才能吸引它们前来保护区，秘诀是....

原来这些 長鼻猴非常“挑食”，一般可在树林找到的水果，它们不会看上眼，后来经工作人员反复试验，终于发现它们喜爱吃薄煎饼（Pancake），惟原因尚待生物学家研究。

现在每天上午11时半及下午4时半，便是保护区的喂饲时间，此时長鼻猴会自动前来觅食。一大群長鼻猴鱼贯聚集，有大有小，相同的是它们那长长红红的鼻子，样貌十分滑稽可爱。

拉卜灣長鼻猴保護中心 在2002年5月正式开放给游客参观，山打根市乘车出发，约需个半小时才可到达。 游客虽然只能从远距离观赏它们，但已心满意足，据说如果游客一旦走近，它们便会慌张逃走，还有可能因为害怕，从此不再回来呢。 住在拉卜灣長鼻猴保護中心裡，可以觀察3個長鼻猴家族的生活。

这们的鼻子大得出奇，其中雄性猴子随着年龄的增长鼻子越来越大，最后形成像茄子一样的红色大鼻子。它们激动的时候，大鼻子就会向上挺立或上下摇晃，样子十分可笑。而雌性的鼻子却比较正常。

　

　

象鼻猴家在紅樹林
地點：山打根 • 拉卜灣象鼻猴保護中心

updated:2003-06-23 13:06:50 MYT

小茱：
 
我到山打根旅遊，還發現了一個興起不久的生態旅遊景點，它就是拉卜灣象鼻猴保護中心（Labuk Bay Proboscis Monkey Sanctuary）。

想起上次我們在京那峇當歧流觀看只有在婆羅州找到的象鼻猴，妳興奮得猶如小孩子的情景，我就打從心裡笑了出來。然而，妳的顰一笑，妳的純真妳的美，卻是我無法忘懷的。

這個據點離根市只有1個小時車程，其中有半小時車程耗費在沙石路上渡過，車子沿著一條油棕園的小徑顛簸前進，對一些人來說或許很折騰，不過我的同事肯尼笑稱這是一堂免費的天然按摩，我們都很贊同這個說法。

一路上，除了密密麻麻的油棕樹，我們還看到不少鳥類，一些鳥有著長長細腿和細頸項，一身雪白披毛，偶爾還會看到一群貌似蜂鳥的鳥兒振翅從我們車窗外疾飛而過……。實在想與妳分享我見到的景象，奈何我倆現時各處一方，唯有在夢中與妳相會；也只能透過這枝拙筆，抒發我的情懷。

車子進入一片紅樹林後，這裡就是象鼻猴棲身之地。這個保護中心其實是一位華裔商人自資成立的，我想你知道這個消息後，一定跟我乍聽時一樣感到意外。

 ■保留大片紅樹林

我們去玩當天，恰好遇上主人的一個兒子。據他說，大約1994年他的父親買下一片400多英畝的紅樹林種植油棕，開墾至保護中心附近，才赫然發現當地原來是象鼻猴的家園。在了解象鼻猴掙扎求存的血淚史，為了給這種只有在婆羅州才能看見、全沙州目前只剩不到2千隻的動物保存完整的家園，這位商家毅然擱置了油棕種植計劃，保留了一大片的紅樹林，讓牠們繼續繁衍下去。

這個保護中心建有一座極富本地色彩的建築物，這座被稱為Bangatan House的屋子是瞭望台、旅舍兼遊客接待中心。每天的11時30分及下午4時30分是象鼻猴的餵食時間，工作人員在紅樹林旁的幾個餵食木台上放置薄煎餅後，敲打鐵盤通知群猴，而我們則在距離約3、40呎甚至更遠的屋子裡，一睹它們的風采。

其實，我想就算工作人員不敲打盤子，經過那麼多年，群猴早已對餵食時間習以為常，何況象鼻猴嗅覺敏銳，能嗅到方圓150公尺內的東西。

 ■象鼻猴有2個胃

說起象鼻猴怪有趣的，牠不像其他猴子，它有2個胃，以紅樹的嫩葉為生，牠既不吃香蕉也不吃蘋果，水果只會令牠們一命嗚乎，因為牠們不能承受高糖份。

其實根據專家說，象鼻猴正確來說不能夠進食難消化的食物，包括澱粉質，不過拉卜灣的象鼻猴卻吃麵粉做的薄煎餅，而且還愛吃得很，這一點跟專家的說法相佐。到底實際情況如何，我也搞不懂，想妳也跟我一樣想不通，誰教我們是天生一對！

拉卜灣大約有60多隻象鼻猴，分成3批，2批是家庭，1批是“單身漢”。象鼻猴實行一夫多妻制，我看到一個象鼻猴家庭，其“一家之主”就有了23隻“妻妾”。聽負責人說，公猴性慾旺盛，一天可以交尾8、9次，真的嚇死人！

我們見到的那隻公猴，坐著也有整3呎高，它尾長、鼻大、肚大，比早前出現的任何“單身漢”要健碩多了，看來母猴找伴侶也是選“高大威猛”的。

但是，要達到這種體型，需要經過多年的時間，所以，年輕的公猴要“熬”成一家之主，得經過歲月的陲煉。不幸的是，萬一長來長去，還是不夠別“猴”大隻，除非有母猴特別垂青，否則只能一輩子打光棍，偏偏母猴都很現實，選“老公”最重要是能夠保護牠，跟其他母猴分享不是問題。

這裡除了可以看到象鼻猴在樹上凌空飛躍的美妙“輕功”，也可以看到百年紅樹奇形怪狀的樹根，還有其他動物如松鼠、銀葉猴、飛鼠及各種鳥類包括犀鳥。

我已經問過了，距離Bangatan House2公里之外一個傍水區，那兒還有另一座經濟旅舍，我想改次我們來根市遊玩，就在這裡逗留幾天，除了看妳最喜歡的象鼻猴，還可以來這裡觀鳥釣魚，並到附近的漁村走走，體驗一下沙巴內陸漁民的生活情況。

希望這個夢想很快就能實現。

妳最愛的　長經路



星洲日報／城人生活•報導：陳麗絲•2003/06/10   http://life.sinchew-i.com

Proboscis Monkey at Kinabatangan River


As you cruise along the Kinabatangan River, chances are you might come across a strange-looking but
fascinating creature known as the proboscis monkey. With its pot- bellies, long tails and outrageously bulbous nose, they are quite hard to miss!

The proboscis monkeys (nasalis larvatus) are found only in Borneo, making it unique to this part of the world. They are forest-dwellers and are limited mainly to coastal swamp forests. Although they are typically found along the banks of the Kinabatangan river, villagers who live in the area say that the monkeys can often be seen at a particular tributary where the creatures will appear without fail every morning.

The tributary, known as Sungai Menanggul, is a 10-minute boat ride upstream from the township of Sukau. To view these amazing creatures, travel 3km upstream, preferably with as little noise as possible as they are easily disturbed by the sound of boat engines and loud human chatter.

The best time to view the proboscis monkey is between 4pm to 6pm, which is when they head to the tree branches along the river bank to settle down after a day of searching for food in the jungle. For the early birds, you can opt to see them between 7am and Sam, before they move off in search of breakfast.
　

The proboscis monkeys live in harems, which are groups containing one male, one to eight females and their offspring. These harems are almost always together, especially by the riversides in the evenings. This is why large hordes of proboscis monkeys are sometimes spotted.

The lower Kinabatangan area of Sabah is not only home to the proboscis monkeys but to other spectacular wildlife, namely the elephants, orang-utans, gibbons, long-tailed and pig-tailed macaques, bearded pigs and eagles to name a few!


Interesting facts:

• The proboscis monkeys are proficient swimmers! They have partly webbed back feet, which help them to swim and walk on mangrove mud without sinking in.

• Generally, proboscis monkeys do not fare well in captivity. They become depressed, stop eating and soon die.

• The male leaders of the pack are usually found on the highest part of the tree.

• Proboscis monkeys can make a bizarre range of noises, including roars, grunts, nasal honks and squeals!
　

Proboscis monkeys are normally very shy and skeptical of human beings. Almost everywhere else, these monkeys can only be observed from a far distance. However, at our Sanctuary the monkeys have over the years, learned to place some trust in us. Although they continue to avoid being too close to humans, they generally do not mind our presence - so long as it is at a comfortable distance. This is a unique feature of our Sanctuary.

I visited the center in March of 2004. It is incredible, and the monkeys are truly beautiful creatures. They are loving and also very timid. We must do all that we can to maintain a habitat for them to live in. It is a very small part of land that is left for them, and must be maintained at all cost.

Greg Mathews  gmathews@telus.net
　
Resort Locality
Located at the coast of Labuk near Kampong Samawang. The site also accessible by way of Sandakan Town located towards East of Kota Kinabalu, the state capital.

Transport can be arranged by us.

How to reach Labuk Bay Proboscis Monkey Sanctuary

The sanctuary is located at the center of the mangrove forest along the coastal land near Kampung Samawang in Labuk bay, Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia. From the airport in Sandakan, it is 38KM away and takes about an hour to get there, part of the trip will be through the graveled roads and jeep tracks of plantation estates. To get there, travel along Jalan Labuk going to Kota Kinabalu and turn off to SPS 3 at the junction at KM23 (adjacent to the Consolidated Sabah Farms). The sanctuary is located 15KM along the gravel road from here.

Guests staying at Kota Kinabalu can take the early flight MH2042 which is takes off at Kota Kinabalu Airport 7.00am and arriving Sandakan Airport at 7.40am. Transport can be arranged to pick up at Sandakan Airport and transfer to the Sanctuary to view the morning feeding session. (11.30am to 12.30noon). You still got the time to travel to Sepilok Orang Utan Sanctuary. which is only 24KM away to view the feeding of Orang Utan at 2.30pm.

Office / Mailing Address
Mile 8, Bandar Sibuga Jaya, Jalan Chung Fatt
P.O.Box 819,  Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia.

Telephone : (6) 089-230708 (Sanctuary), (6) 089-672133 (Office), (6) 089-672177 (Sunday), 6011819717

Handphone : 019-8534098,  012-8188696,  019-8139717

Fax : (6) 089-672136
E-mail: labukbay@proboscis.cc

　   ■ 地址：Jalan Chong Fatt，Off Jalan Lai Fook Kim Sandakan
　　■ 时间：11.30-13.00；16.30-1800
　　■ 网址：www.proboscis.cc

 

 May 15, 2008 09:26:58 AM

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