I'm just coming to the end of a three-month stint providing management support to the Harapan Rainforest site management team. When I used to work on RSPB reserves in the UK, I'd wake up to the dawn chorus of bird song but here in the forest, the birds are outcompeted by the agile gibbons that are regularly found around camp. Sounding like demented Clangers, the females start calling just before it gets light and usually they are off in the forest feeding before you're able to get a good view. A few days ago, though, I was able to sit and watch three gibbons sitting in one of the trees on the opposite side of the lake, basking in the sunshine, calling occasionally, and with a youngster literally just 'hanging around' obviously enjoying life. Magic!