Post by cathyo on Dec 8, 2016 17:40:59 GMT -8
I posted a few pics of birds seen on our trip to Borneo, but thought maybe some people might like to see other wildlife as well. We spent 2 weeks at the beginning of November in Borneo and really enjoyed the whole trip. We stayed at 3 different 'jungle lodges' and each time had a small cabin or bungalow, simple but with fans or air-conditioning. We found the heat of the day is bearable if you can go back to a cool room at night. November is a slow tourist season because its the beginning of the rainy season, but those of us from the Fraser Valley are used to rain! Mostly it rained at night and we only got caught in it once, like standing in a warm shower! Being the slow season we were usually the only ones there and had private tours with our guide. Most days we did game drives either at dawn or dusk, sometimes on foot, but usually either by boat or in the back of a truck.
We saw lots of primates. The most abundant are the long tail macaques. They stayed on the deck just outside our cabin at one spot. This one looks like he had too many peanuts.
1167 monkey by Cathy Oss, on Flickr
the babies are incredibly cute
1093 baby by Cathy Oss, on Flickr
we saw crocodiles on the shore of the Kinabatang river
1626 crocodile by Cathy Oss, on Flickr
this is a Sun Bear in a sanctuary. They are getting to be rare. They are named for the yellow v on the chest, have long tongues because they like to eat honey.
2901 sun bear by Cathy Oss, on Flickr
this is a silvered leaf monkey, found in Bako National Park. They are quite shy.
1938 silvered leaf monkey by Cathy Oss, on Flickr
a large male Orangutan, showing us how to drink coconut milk. We watched him smash on a tree trunk to break it open.
2525 coconut by Cathy Oss, on Flickr
another Proboscis monkey. They are only found in Borneo and in declining numbers.
1839 monkey by Cathy Oss, on Flickr
This is a long nosed Borneo pig. I wouldn't have got quite so close myself! They were used to people, but still wild.
1654 bearded pig by Cathy Oss, on Flickr
and to finish off - a lovely sunset over the Kinabatang river
3644 kinabatang sunset 2 by Cathy Oss, on Flickr
I expect to spend all winter going through and editing pictures.
Cathy
