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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Pandanus palms and blooming water lillies along river leading to Camp Leaky Large black beetle on clothing Crocodile nest site on the Sekonyer River. Note the flattened vegetation. Ex-captive adult male Borneo Orang-utan (Pongo pygmaeus) drinking at Pondok Tanggui Baby orangutan learning the ropes at the Orangutan Care Centre and Quarantine in Pangkalan One Orangutan helps another on the seesaw Rain forest along the Seikonyer River Tree stump in deforested area Ex-captive adult male Borneo Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) Tree frog in the Borneo rain forest. Orangutan climbing while holding a bunch of bananas in its mouth Canal dug to drain the swamp forest before it was slash-and-burned. Now the area is hard-packed soil that has been colonized with tough grasses. The sun bakes down. Deforested plain just outside Tanjung Puting National Park Sekonyer River Adult male Borneo Orang-utan (Pongo pygmaeus) at Pondok Tanggui Baby orangutan clinging to mother orangutan Section of rain forest that has been cut for subsistence agriculture in Borneo Abandoned homestead in deforestated area. Peat swamp forest once grew here but the land was drained via canal, then the forest cut and burned for short-term rice farming. The homeowners have since moved on to another patch of forest. Young orangutan feeding while hanging from tree Pandanus palms along the Sekonyer River 0 Large black beetle in Borneo Black and white butterfly feeding on flower nectar Hardwood canopy tree seedlings at reforestation project in Tanjung Puting National Park Young Orangutans hanging out Nepenthes reinwardtiana pitcher plant Man cutting Nipa palm frons as construction material The Bearded Pig of Borneo, eating rambutan fruit Yellow-, green-, and orange-spotted butterfly with blue underparts. Young Orangutan plays on seesaw Green Bronchocela cristatella lizard. A synonym of this agamid is Calotes cristatellus. This species also goes by the following names: Green Crested Lizard, Green Tree Dragon, and Borneo Bloodsucker. Peatlands of Borneo Slash-and-burn agriculture in the rainforest of Borneo. This section of forest was cut months past but the farmers missed their window for converting the land for agriculture. Rains came before the fallen vegetation had been thoroughly burned and thus, this land cannot be used for crops until the forest regrows and is slash-and-burned again. In its current state most nutrients have already been leached by the strong tropical sun and rain has washed away valuable soils. Gecko lizard species with black markings. Baby Orangutan accidentally drops its food Aerial view of slash-and-burned forest near Pangkalanbun, Kalimantan Canopy tree along the Seikonyer River. Look closely and you may see that the tree is full of proboscis monkeys, a primate endemic to the island of Borneo. Colony of termites in moving along a log in the jungle Deforested landscape on the boundary of Tanjung Puting National Park. Peat swamp forest once grew here but the land was drained via canal, then the forest cut and burned for short-term rice farming. After a couple years, the land-clearers moved on to another patch of forest and repeat the process. Pink cup-shaped mushroom in Borneo rainforest Two young orangutans play with sticks Floating house on the Seikonyer River, with cleared forest area in the background Slash-and-burn agriculture in the Borneo jungle Orangutan on a rock in Central Kalimantan Black and brown cricket Speedboats carrying miners on the Seikonyer River Green mushroom on forest floor Villager employed as a conservation worker at a reforestation project in Tanjung Puting National Park 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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