Photos in Kalimantan, Indonesia's Borneo [5]

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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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Mother orangutan with infant in tree Rehabilitated Adult Male Orang-utan (Pongo pygmaeus) lost in thought over a pile of rambutan fruit Excited female proboscis monkey Dominant adult male proboscis monkey in a canopy tree along the Seikonyer River Proboscis Monkey (Nasalis larvatus) grooming in a tree Large-nosed Male Proboscis Monkey with female Large-nosed Male Proboscis Monkey eating fruit in the rainforest Male Proboscis Monkey wiping his large nose with his hand Domiant male Proboscis Monkey (Nasalis larvatus) in tree Adult Female Proboscis Monkey in tree Female Proboscis Monkey (Nasalis larvatus) in tree Proboscis monkey in leafy tree Canopy tree with proboscis monkeys Canopy tree along the Seikonyer River with proboscis monkeys Speedboat on the Seikonyer River Man fishing under some Nipa palms on the Seikonyer River Speedboat carrying silica and gold miners on the Seikonyer River Floating house along on the Seikonyer River Nipa palms along the Sekonyer River Nipa palms along the Seikonyer River Nipa palms along the Seikonyer River Nipa palms Sunset on the Sekonyer River Sunset over the Sekonyer River Seikonyer River sunset Blackwater river flowing into the whitewater Seikonyer river Crocodile nest site in water lillies along the Sekonyer River Seikonyer River Seikonyer River White mushrooms growing around rotting wood White fungi with emerging black hairs Insect nest emerging from rainforest tree Black butterfly with blue posterior wing sections, resting on a fallen leaf on the forest floor Unknown iridescent green and brown insect Unknown bright red insect Bright red insect on leaf in rainforest Dyak longhouse Nipa palm frons cut for roofing material Bornean Bearded Pig (Sus barbatus) eating rambutan fruit The Borneo Bearded Pig (Sus barbatus) eating rambutan fruit Bearded pigs (Sus barbatus) feeding on rambutan (Nephelium lappaceum) Sus barbatus feeding on fallen Nephelium lappaceum fruit Borneo bearded pig feeding on rambutan Ferns and other epiphytes Red fruits on rainforest shrub