pictures: borneo in Indonesia

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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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Borneo bearded pig (Sus barbatus) feeding on rambutan fruit Orangutan stands up on two legs Orangutan eating a stick Vine growing around tree trunk. As the vine climbs its leaves change from red to green. Stick insect Charred forest remains from slash-and-burn agriculture Bright green cicada. Cicadas go through a life cycle that usually lasts between two to five years. Most of their life is spent in nymph form underground. The nymphs feed on root juices until it is time for them to emerge. They dig an exit tunnel to the surface, molt (shed their skin), and emerge as an adult. The abandonded skins of cicadas can often be found left on trees, still clinging to the bark. Adult cicadas have a very short lifespan. Rehabilitated orangutan lost in thought Adult male Orangutan at Pondok Tanggui Adult male and baby proboscis monkeys in a canopy tree along the Seikonyer River Water monitor lizard (Varanus salvator) on a branch above the Seikonyer River Large Orangutan Looks Askance Aerial view the Pangkalanbun and the Kumai River in Kalimantan Large red male adult Borneo Orangutan on feeding platform at Pondok Tanggui. This ex-captive is drinking milk out of the metal basin. Grasshawk dragonfly (Neurothemis fluctuans). Reddish maroon and wings body with transparent wingtips. Forest leech on man's wrist Orphaned Orangutan in Central Kalimantan Workers with Orangutans at the Orangutan Care Centre and Quarantine in Pangkalan Young Orangutan attempts to sucks honey out of hollowed log Ex-captive adult male Borneo Orangutan drinking at Pondok Tanggui One Orangutan helps another on the seesaw Orange butterfly on forest floor in Borneo. Aerial view of peatland destruction in Borneo Fire ants in Borneo Blue and black butterfly in rainforest of Borneo Adult Male Orangutan. Close up on face Ants hauling body parts of a dead insect up a tree trunk Aerial view of deforested jungle in Borneo. Note the canal running through the middle of the forest. This canal was used to drain the flooded forest. The forest is then cut and burned before being planted with rice, oil palm, or other agricultural products. Yellow butterfly in Borneo Brachydiplax dragonfly species Red pitcher plant (Nepenthes rafflesiana) Water lillies in bloom along river Red grasshawk dragonfly Adult male proboscis monkey with baby Fallen tree limbs from an attempt to slash-and-burn an area of rain forest for agricultural use Aerial view of mangrove forests that have been cleared for farming and aquaculture Bright red insect. Reflection in the Seikonyer River of the setting sun Orphaned Orangutan in Central Kalimantan Margin between forest and peatland Male Nasalis larvatus monkey eating fruit. Proboscis Monkeys are only found in Borneo. Red weevil-like insect with yellow and black legs. Perched on leaves near a forest clearing in Borneo. Forest clearing project sponsored by the Indonesian government. Note the bulldozer. The government is laying an electrical grid to set up housing for colonists from Java. Domiant male Proboscis Monkey eating fruit. Proboscis Monkeys are endemic to Borneo. Orangutan with a coconut hat and leaf in mouth Pitcher plant in Borneo, light green in color Blackwater river in Tanjung Puting National Park Red grasshawk dragonfly Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4 | Page 5 | Page 6 | Page 7 | Page 8 | Page 9 | Page 10 | Page 11 | Page 12 | Page 13 | Page 14 | Page 15 | Page 16 | Page 17 | Page 18 | Page 19 | Page 20

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