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Malaysia { 43 images } Created 3 Nov 2009

Photos from Malaysia, mostly the malaysian part of Borneo, taken in February-March 2009.
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  • In 2009 we decided to travel to the malaysian part of Borneo. After a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Miri, in northern Sarawak, we took a second flight to Bario.
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  • Bario is a village located in the Kelabit Highlands of Borneo.
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  • On the way from Bario to Pa'Lungan, John, our private guide, showed us some interesting plants like this Nepenthes, a carnivorous plant.
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  • A local man and his water buffalo we met on the way to Pa'Lungan.
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  • A male "Lexias Pardalis" butterfly.
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  • John, using his machete to cut down a young palm tree.
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  • John showed us how to get the heart of a palm to eat it.
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  • Water buffalos, a couple of minutes away from Pa'Lungan. Pa'Lungan is easily reachable by foot.
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  • According to "Wikipedia" - The Kelabit Highlands is a highland plateau in the interior of Sarawak in Malaysia. The isolated region bordering Kalimantan, Indonesia, is now very popular for jungle trekking as well as those hoping to get away from it all.
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  • We arrived in Bario late in the afternoon. Happy to have a rest, we fixed our moskito nets over our beds. Later, dinner was really good: we got cooked jungle furns and chicken wings while we were talking about scotch whisky with an irish guy, who tried to persuade us that irish whiskey is much more better.
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  • On the next morning i noticed that my eye was swollen. Although i had spread the <br />
moskitonet over my bed, i was bitten by a bloody bug, probably by a spider or by mites.
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  • Our guide, John, found this praying mantis on the way back to Bario.
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  • Still far away from Bario, we were supposed to be picked up by a boat in the morning, but nobody came. We had the choice to sleep in the jungle for one more night, or to dig out a boat which was no more seaworthy. As the jungle was infested by moskitos, we decided that it would be the best to go for plan b.
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  • John and our soon-to-be boat, after we had removed the mud on it.
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  • A couple of hours later - after we embarked into our own boat, the boat which was supposed to pick us up, arrived...
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  • We decided to keep our boat and to bring it back to Bario. We thought that there was perhaps somebody who could need it there.
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  • John bailing the leacky boat with a deformed bucket.
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  • Kuching is the administrative capital of Sarawak. According to "Wikipedia" - Numerous natural attractions including National Parks, notably the Bako National Park and the Kuching Wetlands National Park as well as the Semenggoh Wildlife Center which operates an orang utan orphanage and rehabilitation program are popular attractions near Kuching. Also, available near Kuching are the Gunung Gading National Park and the Kubah National Park. Located about 40-minutes drive from Kuching is Santubong, a prominent beach resort area home to numerous world-class beach resorts, the Damai beach and the Sarawak Cultural Village.
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  • These friendly men were constructing a house in Kuching.
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  • Students posing in Kuching.
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  • Colourful painted fishing boats in Kuching.
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  • A boy sitting on a bronze dragon statue set along the Kuching waterfront. The  Sarawak River separates the north and the south of Kuching.
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  • A riverfront docking area in Kuching, just before sunset.
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  • According to "Wikipedia" - The Kuching Waterfront is an approximately 1 kilometer long riverside esplanade stretching from the main hotel and commercial heartland of the city to downtown Kuching. The landscaped waterfront is dotted with food stalls, restaurants and benches and offers excellent views of The Astana, Fort Margherita and the New Sarawak State Legislative Assembly Building. The waterfront also features an observation tower, an open-air theater and musical fountains. The Sunday Market at Satok operates during weekends offers a large diversity of items for trade. The Kuching Civic Center offers a panoramic view of the city from a viewing platform during the day.
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  • The Semenggoh Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre is a recommended place to visit during your stay in Kuching. The Rehabilitation Centre was established to rescue Orangutans who were injured, to save orphaned baby Orangutans, or to release Orangutans from captivity.  After reeducation, these Orangutans are reintroduced back into the wild.
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  • Nowadays the expanding palm oil industry is contributing to the large-scale deforestation, which is the main cause for the decline of Orangutan populations.
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  • According to "Wikipedia" - Orangutans are among the most intelligent primates; they use a variety of sophisticated tools and construct elaborate sleeping nests each night from branches and foliage. The apes have been extensively studied for their learning abilities. There may even be distinctive cultures within populations. Field studies of the apes were pioneered by primatologist Birute Galdikas. Both orangutan species are considered to be Endangered, with the Sumatran orangutan being Critically Endangered. Human activities have caused severe declines in the populations and ranges of both species. Threats to wild orangutan populations include poaching, habitat destruction, and the illegal pet trade. Several conservation and rehabilitation organisations are dedicated to the survival of orangutans in the wild.
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  • As the Semenggoh Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre is not a zoo, the Orangutans living in this area, are not kept in cages. They are free to move around the forest.
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  • Scene taken from the boat jetty before leaving for Bako National Park.
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  • It takes about 50 minutes to drive from Kuching to the Forestry office, where tourists have to register if they want to go to Bako National Park. After registering Bako National Park is only a 20 minute boat ride away.
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  • A female proboscis monkey, better known as "long-nosed" monkey or "Dutchman", <br />
photographed one or two hours after we arrived at Bako National Park.
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  • According to "Wikipedia" - The proboscis monkey is endemic to the island of Borneo and can be found on all three nations that divide the island: Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia. It is most common in coastal areas and along rivers. This species is restricted to lowland habitats that may experience tides. It favors dipterocarp, mangrove and riverine forests. It can also be found in swamp forests, stunted swamp forests, rubber forests, rubber plantations, limestone hill forests, nypa swamps, nibong swamps, and tall swamp forests, tropical heath forests and steep cliffs. This species usually stays at least a kilometer from a water source. It is perhaps the most aquatic of the primates and is a fairly good swimmer, capable of swimming up to 20 m (65.6 ft) underwater. It is known to swim across rivers. Aside from this, the proboscis monkey is largely arboreal and moves quadrupedally and by leaps. It is known to jump off branches and descend into water
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  • Bako National Park is the oldest National Park in Sarawak, Malaysia, containing a notable biological and landscape diversity.
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  • Proboscis monkey, but also saltwater crocodiles, can be seen near the mangrove tree swamps in Bako National Park.
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  • Termites swarming in Bako National Park.
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  • Two fishermen hauling their net.
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  • Sunset at Bako National Park.
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  • A couple looking on a big smoke cloud in Kuching.
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  • A riverfront docking area in Kuching, just before sunset.
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  • Sarawak River and Gunung Santubong with clouds covering it's peak.
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  • Two fishermen on Sarawak River, Santubong Peninsula.
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  • Proboscis monkey sitting on a branch and eating leaves. Photo taken on the <br />
Santubong River cruise. Santubong River is one of the Sarawak River branches.
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  • Houses on stilts, lined up along the Santubong riverbank.
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