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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Peatland scrub Adult Male Orangutan in motion Orangutan with a coconut hat Red, green, and turquoise damselfly Long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis) cupping its hand to drink from a river Unknown iridescent green and brown insect. Seikonyer River Reflection of forest in the Seikonyer River Aerial view of oil palm plantations in Kalimantan Orangutan with a coconut hat Female Proboscis Monkey (Nasalis larvatus) in tree Heart-shaped insect Small Orangutan contemplates life Long-tailed Macaque on boardwalk at Rimba Lodge Rainforest that has been slash-and-burned in Borneo. This patch of forest was cut months past but the farmers missed their window for converting the land for agriculture. 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. Red Leaf-monkey (Presbytis sp.) in Kalimantan Nipa palms along the Sekonyer River Tropidophorus micropus skink. This species might be Sphenomorphus sabanus Forest degraded by baby orangutans Aerial view of oil palm plantations in Kalimantan Orphaned Orangutans playing Inside of an abandoned homestead outside Tanjung Puting National Park Young Orangutans learning to using tools Insect nest emerging from rainforest tree Aerial view of peatland destruction in Borneo Orangutan with corn on its lips Butterfly with bright blue markings on the underwings. Inflowing creek along blackwater river to Camp Leaky Colony of termites in moving along a log in the rainforest Stork-billed Kingfisher (Pelargopsis capensis) in Borneo Young orang-utan grasping a woody liana while pondering Mangroves cleared for agriculture on Java Deforested area near Tanjung Puting National Park Canal dug to siphon water out of a swamp forest area in Borneo. This technique is often used for preparing land for conversion to oil palm plantations. Orangutan Sitting On A Coconut Ex-captive adult male Borneo Orangutan drinking milk on feeding platform at Pondok Tanggui Peatland scrub Orangutan relaxing against rock Logged tree in a peat swamp Blue and black butterfly in Borneo; wings closed Long-tailed macaque peeking over a roof so only its head is visible Black butterfly with bright blue markings on the underwings and red and white sections on the wings near the abdomen. Speedboat carrying silica and gold miners on the Seikonyer River Coastline of Borneo: peatlands and forest Brachydiplax dragonfly in Kalimantan Young orang-utan in Indonesia's Tanjung Puting National Park Researcher helps Orangutan exercise Peatlands of Borneo 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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