Photos of Kalimantan, Indonesia [4]

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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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Orangutan nest in rainforest tree in Borneo Adult Male Orangutan in motion Adult Male Orang-utan eating a Rambutan fruit Ex-captive Adult Male Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) Rehabilitated Adult Male Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) eating a rambutan fruit Mother orangutan with baby on forest floor Orangutan hanging on a forest liana in Indonesia's Tanjung Puting National Park Young orangutan eating rambutan fruit Adult orangutan with fist-clenched Young orang-utan in Tanjung Puting National Park Young orang-utan grasping a woody liana Young orangutan feeding on fruit Mother orangutan with baby Young orangutan eating a banana while hanging from a vine Pair of orangutans climbing a large liana in Borneo Thomas Sari Wuwur, eco-tourist guide in Kalimantan Blood-sucking leech near a man's thumb Blood-sucking leech on a man's hand Blood-sucking leech inching along a man's hand Blood-sucking leech inching along a man's wrist Blood-sucking leech reaching for a person's hand Water monitor (Varanus salvator) making its way through the Borneo swamp forest Tropidophorus micropus skink Two red millipedes mating Nepenthes reinwardtiana pitcher plant in Borneo rainforest Light green pitcher plant in Borneo (closeup) Nepenthes rafflesiana, a large pitcher plant found in kerangas and peat swamp forests of Borneo Nepenthes rafflesiana, a red and green pitcher plant Pitcher plant, Nepenthes rafflesiana, positioned on the forest floor Red pitcher plant (Nepenthes rafflesiana) Section of rainforest that has been cut for small-scale agriculture in Borneo Charred remnants of a section of tropical rainforest that has been slash-and-burned for swidden agriculture Remains of rainforest after it has been slash-and-burned Boat carrying bags of silica extracted from Borneo rainforest for export to China Deforested land just outside Tanjung Puting National Park Canal dug to siphon water out of a swamp forest area in Borneo Expanse of cleared rainforest near Tanjung Putting Expanse of cleared forestland near Tanjung Putting Cleared patch of rainforest Slash-and-burn agriculture in the rain forest of Borneo Felled canopy tree, left for waste in Borneo Killifish in small blackwater pond in the peat swamp forest of Borneo Brown leaf frog in Borneo Tree frog in the Borneo rainforest White mushrooms