Pictures in Kalimantan, Indonesia's Borneo [6]

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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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Swamp forest along blackwater river to Camp Leaky Water lillies and other vegetation along blackwater river Water lillies and Pandanus palms along blackwater river leading to Camp Leaky Falling rain on the Sekonyer River Whitewater and blackwater creeks mixing Swamp forest along blackwater river to Camp Leaky Swamp forest along blackwater river White- and black-waters mixing where Camp Leaky creek meets the Seicoyna (Sekonyer) River Whitewater and blackwater mixing where creek to Camp Leaky meets the Sekonyer River The blackwater river to Camp Leaky Flooded swamp forest in Tanjung Puting National Park The forested blackwater river to Camp Leaky The blackwater river to Camp Leaky Orangutan Center Pandanus palms along river leading to Camp Leaky Flooded swamp forest near Tanjung Puting National Park Rehabilitated adult male Borneo Orangutan drinking milk on feeding platform at Pondok Tanggui Ex-captive adult male Borneo Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) eating a banana Adult male Borneo Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) at Pondok Tanggui Adult male Borneo Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) at Pondok Tanggui Adult male Borneo Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) with bananas at Pondok Tanggui Adult male Borneo Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) at Pondok Tanggui Adult male Borneo Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) at Pondok Tanggui Adult male Borneo Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) at Pondok Tanggui Rehabilitated adult male Orangutan at Pondok Tanggui Rehabilitated adult male Orangutan at Pondok Tanggui Rehabilitated adult male Orangutan at Pondok Tanggui Rehabilitated adult male Orangutan at Pondok Tanggui Java monkey (Macaca fascicularis) reaching Cynomolgus monkey/macaque (Macaca fascicularis) cupping its hand to drink from a river Long-tailed macaque (local name: Warik) drinking from a river Long-tailed macaques grooming Long-tailed macaque picking through the fur of a friend Long-tailed macaque picking through the fur of another macaque Macaques looking for lice Crab-eating monkey (Macaca fascicularis) in a fruit tree Rehabilitated orangutan sitting on boardwalk Borneo Orang-utan walking on boardwalk Mother and young oragutans Family of orang-utans on boardwalk Family of orang-utans on boardwalk at Camp Leaky Rehabilitation Center Family of orangutans on boardwalk Orangutans on feeding platform in Tanjung Puting National Park Young orang-utan eating rambutan fruit Young orangutan in Indonesia's Tanjung Puting National Park Group of orangutans on feeding platform in Tanjung Puting National Park