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Below you will find a collection of photos from Indonesia. Pictures were taken by Rhett A. Butler in 2006, 2008, 2009, and 2010. While these images are the property of mongabay.com, it may be permissible to use them for non-commercial purposes (like powerpoint presentations and school projects), provided that the images are not altered in any form. Please read this for more details. If you are interested in using an image in a publication please contact me.


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No swimming due to crocodiles sign (Kalimantan, Borneo (Indonesian Borneo))
No swimming due to crocodiles sign


Young orang feeding on buds (Kalimantan, Borneo (Indonesian Borneo))
Young orang feeding on buds


Young orang (Kalimantan, Borneo (Indonesian Borneo))
Young orang


Water monitor (Varanus salvator) in the forest (Kalimantan, Borneo (Indonesian Borneo))
Water monitor (Varanus salvator) in the forest



Aerial view of oil palm plantations in Kalimantan


Mangrove-lined coast of southern Borneo (Kalimantan, Borneo (Indonesian Borneo))
Mangrove-lined coast of southern Borneo



Orangutan in Central Kalimantan


Large black beetle in Kalimantan (Kalimantan, Borneo (Indonesian Borneo))
Large black beetle in Kalimantan



Aerial view of oil palm plantations in Kalimantan


Aerial view of the southern coast of Borneo (Kalimantan, Borneo (Indonesian Borneo))
Aerial view of the southern coast of Borneo. Some mangroves are visible.


Water monitor--look closely on the right (Kalimantan, Borneo (Indonesian Borneo))
Water monitor--look closely on the right


Mother orangutan walking with baby (Kalimantan, Borneo (Indonesian Borneo))
Mother orangutan walking with baby



Logging of production forest in Central Kalimantan



Aerial view of peatlands in Central Kalimantan


Black and white butterfly on flower (Kalimantan, Borneo (Indonesian Borneo))
Black and white butterfly on flower


Water monitor lizard under a house (Kalimantan, Borneo (Indonesian Borneo))
Water monitor lizard under a house


Brown colored cicada (Kalimantan, Borneo (Indonesian Borneo))
Brown colored cicada



Oriental Pied Hornbill in flight



Logging of production forest in Central Kalimantan



One Orangutan looks up from the feast


Adult male Proboscis Monkey in tree (Kalimantan, Borneo (Indonesian Borneo))
Adult male Proboscis Monkey in tree


Camp Leaky Orangutan Research and Rehabilitation Center staff hiking through forest (Kalimantan, Borneo (Indonesian Borneo))
Camp Leaky Orangutan Research and Rehabilitation Center staff hiking through forest


Rehabilitated mother and baby orangutans on boardwalk at Camp Leaky (Kalimantan, Borneo (Indonesian Borneo))
Rehabilitated mother and baby orangutans on boardwalk at Camp Leaky


Speedboat carrying silica miners on the Seikonyer River (Kalimantan, Borneo (Indonesian Borneo))
Speedboat carrying silica miners on the Seikonyer River


Pink cup-shaped mushroom (Kalimantan, Borneo (Indonesian Borneo))
Pink cup-shaped mushroom



Aerial view of the port of Jakarta


Brown leaf frog hidden among litter on forest floor (Kalimantan, Borneo (Indonesian Borneo))
Brown leaf frog hidden among litter on forest floor


Proboscis monkeys in fruit tree (Kalimantan, Borneo (Indonesian Borneo))
Proboscis monkeys in fruit tree


Ex-captive Borneo Orang-utans in tree (Kalimantan, Borneo (Indonesian Borneo))
Ex-captive Borneo Orang-utans in tree



Orangutan eating corn


Deforested peat swamp (Kalimantan, Borneo (Indonesian Borneo))
Deforested peat swamp. The canal is used to drain the forest land which is then converted for short-term agriculture. Due to the nature of these "soils" nutrients are quickly leached and crops will not grow for extended periods of time.


Large-nosed Male Proboscis Monkey eating fruit in the rain forest (Kalimantan, Borneo (Indonesian Borneo))
Large-nosed Male Proboscis Monkey eating fruit in the rain forest



Rainstorm approaching over the peatlands of Borneo



Logged peatland in Borneo



Orangutan defends islands by throwing corn at a passing boat


Brachydiplax dragonfly species in Borneo (Kalimantan, Borneo (Indonesian Borneo))
Brachydiplax dragonfly species in Borneo


Orang-utan examining a rambutan fruit (Kalimantan, Borneo (Indonesian Borneo))
Orang-utan examining a rambutan fruit


Pandanus palms along blackwater river in Borneo (Kalimantan, Borneo (Indonesian Borneo))
Pandanus palms along blackwater river in Borneo



Logged peatland in Central Kalimantan


Adult male Proboscis Monkey in tree (Kalimantan, Borneo (Indonesian Borneo))
Adult male Proboscis Monkey in tree


Long-tailed macaque picking through the fur of a friend (Kalimantan, Borneo (Indonesian Borneo))
Long-tailed macaque picking through the fur of a friend



Peatland scrub



Aerial view of peatland being drained and cleared in Central Kalimantan


Tree seedlings at reforestation project in Tanjung Puting National Park (Kalimantan, Borneo (Indonesian Borneo))
Tree seedlings at reforestation project in Tanjung Puting National Park



Orangutan in Central Kalimantan



Peatland scrub



Fruit bat



Organtan making a kissy face at camera




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