Photos of Kalimantan, Indonesia

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The world's third largest island, Borneo, is shared by three countries: Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia and Malaysia. Kalimantan is the name for the Indonesian part of Borneo.

At one time, most of Borneo was forested with tropical rainforest but today this has been greatly reduced by logging and agriculture. Today less than half of the island is forested and even a smaller portion can be classified as untouched, or primary forest.

Despite this forest loss, scientists believe that Borneo may house 6 percent of the world's biodiversity. Researchers from the World Wildlife Fund report that 361 species of animals were discovered on the island between 1994 and 2004.

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Ex-captive adult male Borneo Orang-utan (Pongo pygmaeus) Ex-captive adult male Borneo Orangutan drinking milk on feeding platform at Pondok Tanggui Adult male Borneo Orangutan on feeding platform at Pondok Tanggui Adult male Borneo Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) at Pondok Tanggui Adult male Borneo Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) showing his food Happy rehabilitated adult male Orangutan at Pondok Tanggui Long-tailed Macaque on boardwalk at Rimba Lodge Long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis) preparing to drink from a river Long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis) cupping its hand to drink from a river Long-tailed macaque looking for parasites in the fur of its partner Long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis) in a fruit tree Long-tailed macaque peeking over a roof so only its head is visible Young orang-utan in Indonesia's Tanjung Puting National Park Rehabilitated orangutans ambling down boardwalk at Camp Leaky Rehabilitated mother and baby orangutans on boardwalk at Camp Leaky Closeup on face of orang Family of orangs laying on boardwalk Red orangutan eating rambutan fruit Group of orangs on feeding platform in Tanjung Puting National Park Young orang-utan grasping a woody liana while pondering Epiphyte-laden canopy tree Large ant in Borneo rainforest Colony of termites in moving along a log in the rainforest Red weevil-like insect with yellow and black legs Red beetle-like insect with yellow and black legs Yellow-, green-, and orange-spotted butterfly in Borneo jungle Blue and black butterfly in Borneo; wings closed Black and light blue butterfly on leaf Yellow-spotted butterfly in leaf litter Orange butterfly in Borneo Butterfly with bright blue markings on the underwings Black butterfly with iridescent purple-blue spots on the underwings Yellow-, green-, and orange-spotted butterfly with blue underparts; in Borneo rainforest Black butterfly with bright blue markings on the underwings and red and white sections on the wings near the abdomen Bright green colored cicada Brown and forest green colored cicada Brachydiplax dragonfly in Kalimantan Red Grasshawk dragonfly (Neurothemis fluctuans) Small grasshopper with green belly, yellow flanks, and a brown back Nature guide Thomas standing among charred remnants of tropical forest in Borneo Finches perched on rope in Indonesian Borneo Stork-billed Kingfisher (Pelargopsis capensis) in Borneo Small finch-like birds with blue heads and light orange on the breast Sign for the Pasalat Reforestation Project in Tanjung Puting National Park Staff preparing the feeding platform at the Orangutan Research and Rehabilitation Center Staff member at Pondok Tanggui leading walk to orangutan feeding platform Ex-captive orangutan learning forest survival skills at the Orangutan Care Centre and Quarantine in Pangkalan Workers with Orangutans at the Orangutan Care Centre and Quarantine in Pangkalan Clearing rainforest for settlement Dock near deforested area next to Tanjung Puting National Park Ferns colonized this patch of forest cleared for rice fields Deforested patch of forest in Borneo Houses on the deforested plain just outside Tanjung Puting National Park Abandoned homestead on a deforested plain just outside Tanjung Puting National Park Deforested area near Tanjung Puting National Park Inside of an abandoned homestead outside Tanjung Puting National Park Slash-and-burned forest patch near Tanjung Puting National Park Charred stumps left after slash-and-burn of rainforest Rainforest that has been slash-and-burned in Borneo Patch of rain forest that has been slash-and-burned in Borneo