Thursday October 22, 2009
‘Jungle Jack’ in Malaysia to film TV show
KOTA KINABALU: Renowned animal expert Jack Hanna, or more popularly known as “Jungle Jack”, is in Malaysia for a television shoot.
The 62-year-old American will film orang utans, sun bears, proboscis monkeys and pygmy elephants in the wilds of Borneo for his entertainment and educational television show Jack Hanna’s Into The Wild.
Nice to meet you: Hanna talking to a group of dancers wearing Murut traditional costumes in Kota Kinabalu yesterday. Hanna and his crew will be heading to Sarawak and Peninsular Malaysia during their two-week trip to Malaysia and Singapore.
They will film at least four 30-minute episodes of their television show.
Invited by Tourism Malaysia, Hanna told reporters here that it would be his first time doing a show on orang utans and Borneo pygmy elephants in the wild and said that the two species had always fascinated him.
“I have always wanted to come to Malaysia. I am really excited to be here in Borneo,” said Hanna, who has been hosting educational animal shows for 43 years.
In Sabah, he will focus on Sandakan’s Orang Utan Rehabilitation Centre, the Sun bear Conservation Centre, the Gomantong Caves and Kinabatangan and Labuk Bay before leaving for Kuching where he will visit the Sarawak Cultural Village and Bakun National Park.
He will briefly go to Singapore before heading to Batu Caves and the Kuala Gandah Elephant Sanctuary in the peninsula.
“Our programme is about people, culture and animals,” said Hanna who reaches 98% of the television audience in the United States through his shows.
He is a regular guest on Good Morning America, Larry King Live, and The Late Show with David Letterman.Hanna advocates respecting animals in their habitats.
“When I say respect animals, I mean you should just leave them to do what they are doing in their habitat and not disturb or provoke them.”
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