Borneo
It was too hot and muggy to worry about taking pictures
for most of the trip. Below are a couple of snapshots
that give some idea of what the environment is like.
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A large water monitor
hunting.
Mount Kinabalu's
ridgeline.
Mount Kinabalu in the
clouds.
An Orang Utan mother and
child.
A young Orang Utan.
An Orang Utan
mother.
A Spectacled
Spiderhunter near the Borneo Rainforest Lodge.
Giant bugs abound in
Borneo.
The Borneo Rainforest
Lodge canopy walkway.
Whiskered Tree-swifts
are easily seen along the road near the Borneo
Rainforest Lodge in the afternoon.
A Tiger Leech looking
for a meal.
This stream of ants ran
from the base of one of the tallest trees in Borneo,
past the canopy walkway, and up out of sight.
This male Bearded Pig
lives near the Borneo Rainforest Lodge.
A closer view of the
beautiful pig.
A tiny tree frog, one of
many kinds of frogs living near the Borneo Rainforest
Lodge.
The view from the main
Veranda at the Borneo Rainforest Lodge.
Large and beautiful
butterflies of many kinds fed on the flowers near the
lodge.
Enormous moths sheltered
under the lodge during the day.