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[last updated 16-Nov-2016] Below is a collection of photos taken in Malaysia. Except where noted, pictures were taken by Rhett A. Butler  Google+, copyright Mongabay.com 1999-2015. 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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Orangutan at Sepilok
Orangutan at Sepilok


Orangutan hanging from an access rope at Sepilok
Orangutan hanging from an access rope at Sepilok


Colorful butterflies feeding on minerals on a river beach
Colorful butterflies feeding on minerals on a river beach



Stork-billed Kingfisher [sabah_kinabatangan_0023]



Proboscis monkey


Blue-gray dragonfly
Blue-gray dragonfly



Sun bear climbing a tree [sabah_sepilok_0115]



Pair of orphaned orangutans



Macaque feeding [sabah_kinabatangan_0090]



Flying dragon lizard displaying its dewlap



Male proboscis monkey [sabah_sepilok_0497]



Male red-naped trogon


Dendrelaphis pictus snake eating a frog
Dendrelaphis pictus snake eating a frog



Young orangutan



Rhinoceros Hornbill (Buceros rhinoceros) in flight



Hopper insect



Oriental darter (Anhinga melanogaster) and Oriental pied-hornbil



White insect [sabah_sepilok_0279]



Pig-tailed macaque [sabah_kinabatangan_0142]



Undersea life in the Coral Triangle [sabah_underwater_0742]


Juvenile boar (Sus scrofa)
Juvenile boar (Sus scrofa)


Cyprinds in the Tahan river
Cyprinds in the Tahan river



Katydid [sabah_tawau_0199]



Flying dragon



Cicadas mating


Lesser Mouse Deer (Tragulus javanicus)
Lesser Mouse Deer (Tragulus javanicus)



Rhinoceros Hornbill (Buceros rhinoceros) in flight



Forest dragon [sabah_tawau_0478]



Giant squirrel in Borneo



Proboscis monkey [sabah_sepilok_0835]



School of Chevron barracuda (Sphyraena genie)


Elongated blue and orange insect
Elongated blue and orange insect



Walking stick insect [sabah_tawau_0191]



Lizard



Coralscape in Sabah [sabah_underwater_0032]



Tiger beetle in Malaysia [sabah_tawau_0403]



Proboscis monkey



Lantern bug [sabah_sepilok_0149]



Green humphead parrotfish [sabah_underwater_0684]



Long-tailed macaque in the canopy



Male proboscis monkey [sabah_sepilok_0512]



Rhinoceros Hornbill (Buceros rhinoceros) in flight



Orange and black moth [sabah_kinabatangan_0399]



Katydid



Snake birds [sabah_kinabatangan_0224]



Giant red flying squirrel in Borneo


Bird of prey nest in treetop
Bird of prey nest in treetop



Water monitor [sabah_kinabatangan_0038]



Red and black tractor millipede [sabah_tawau_0098]



Crested Forest Dragon



Proboscis monkey



Malaysian sun bear in a tree [sabah_sepilok_0744]



Mangrove crab [sabah_sepilok_0551]


Colorful butterflies feeding on minerals on a river beach
Colorful butterflies feeding on minerals on a river beach



Orangutan eating string beans [sabah_sepilok_0224]



Giant red flying squirrel in Borneo



Butterflies [sabah_tawau_0181]


Insect-eating bats in a limstone cave in Malaysia
Insect-eating bats in a limstone cave in Malaysia



Purple moth [sabah_tawau_0326]


Green praying mantis
Green praying mantis



Male proboscis monkey [sabah_sepilok_0501]


Multi-colored spider
Multi-colored spider


Young orangutan
Young orangutan



Borneo orangutan at Sepilok Rehabilitation Center



Monitor lizard



Caterpillars



Egret



Pill millipede [sabah_tawau_0449]



Shield bug [sabah_tawau_0361]


Water monitor lizard (Varanus salvator)
Water monitor lizard (Varanus salvator)



Camouflaged caterpillar


Giant ant
Giant ant


Agamid Lizard ( Bronchocela cristatella )
Agamid Lizard ( Bronchocela cristatella )



Male proboscis monkey [sabah_sepilok_0459]



Katydid [sabah_tawau_0345]



White shield bug [sabah_sepilok_0171]



Rhinoceros Hornbill (Buceros rhinoceros) in flight



Gecko



Tractor millipede [sabah_tawau_0380]



Rhinoceros Hornbill (Buceros rhinoceros) in flight


Maroon Langur (Presbytis rubicunda)
Maroon Langur (Presbytis rubicunda)


Multi-colored spider
Multi-colored spider



Massive water monitor lizard



Red and black millipede [sabah_tawau_0254]



Male proboscis monkey [sabah_sepilok_0505]


Dung beetle rolling a dung ball
Dung beetle rolling a dung ball



Male proboscis monkey [sabah_sepilok_0534]


Black and yellow grasshopper
Black and yellow grasshopper



Snake birds [sabah_kinabatangan_0237]


Tiger leech (Haemadipsa picta)
Tiger leech (Haemadipsa picta)



Male proboscis monkey [sabah_sepilok_0513]



Borneo orangutan


Polyrhachis pruinosa ant, a species that specializes on pitcher plant feeding
Polyrhachis pruinosa ant, a species that specializes on pitcher plant feeding



Male proboscis monkey [sabah_sepilok_0511]



Male proboscis monkey [sabah_sepilok_0514]



Blue and yellow weevil [sabah_sepilok_0035]



Damselfly [sabah_tawau_0285]


Small water monitor lizard (Varanus salvator)
Small water monitor lizard (Varanus salvator)


Green praying mantis
Green praying mantis



Blue and orange butterfly with cryptic underwing coloration [sabah_tawau_0507]



Giant squirrel in Borneo



Sunbird



Monitor lizard [sabah_mabul_semporna_0082]



Unidentified lizard



Forest dragon lizard [sabah_tawau_0130]



Sea turtle [sabah_underwater_0235]


Green and brown cicada
Green and brown cicada



Mosquito biting a lizard


Male Great Argus Pheasant
Male Great Argus Pheasant



Forest dragon [sabah_tawau_0484]



Fly [sabah_sepilok_0567]



Orangutan eating string beans [sabah_sepilok_0217]



Borneo orangutan at Sepilok Rehabilitation Center


Red Langur (Presbytis rubicunda)
Red Langur (Presbytis rubicunda)



Spider



Tractor millipede [sabah_tawau_0378]



Blue-eared Kingfishers (Alcedo meninting phillipsi) [sabah_kinabatangan_0292]



Undersea life in the Coral Triangle [sabah_underwater_0761]



Undersea life in the Coral Triangle [sabah_underwater_0807]



Snake [sabah_tawau_0055]



Frog [sabah_tawau_0161]


Orange, white, and gray birds
Orange, white, and gray birds


Long-legged spider
Long-legged spider



Male proboscis monkey [sabah_sepilok_0387]



Sea turtle [sabah_underwater_0084]



Red-naped trogon



Male proboscis monkey [sabah_sepilok_0532]



Chevron barracuda (Sphyraena genie) [sabah_underwater_0708]



Latern bug (Fulgora lampestris) [sabah_kinabatangan_0376]



Frog


Termite nest
Termite nest



Male proboscis monkey [sabah_sepilok_0503]



Mangrove snake


Reddish snake with dark brown bands
Reddish snake with dark brown bands



Proboscis monkey [sabah_kinabatangan_0132]



Undersea life in the Coral Triangle [sabah_underwater_0792]



Sun bear in Malaysian Borneo [sabah_sepilok_0303]



Ant [sabah_tawau_0231]



Orange and black caterpillar [sabah_tawau_0274]


Colorful butterflies feeding on minerals around a puddle
Colorful butterflies feeding on minerals around a puddle


Yellow and black insect
Yellow and black insect



Endangered proboscis monkeys in Borneo



Tree frog



Massive monitor lizard



Bats in Batu Putih cave


Bird with white head, black wings, and an orange chest
Bird with white head, black wings, and an orange chest


Fish eagle in treetop
Fish eagle in treetop



Sun bear



Red and blue planthopper [sabah_tawau_0416]


Green backed beetle with orange underparts
Green backed beetle with orange underparts



Proboscis monkey [sabah_sepilok_0834]


Orphaned orangutan at Sepilok
Orphaned orangutan at Sepilok


Green Tree Dragon ( Bronchocela cristatella )
Green Tree Dragon ( Bronchocela cristatella )



Forest dragon lizard [sabah_tawau_0138]


Monitor lizard emerging from a tree hollow
Monitor lizard emerging from a tree hollow


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Borneo sun bear [sabah_sepilok_0616]



Sun bear in Malaysian Borneo [sabah_sepilok_0289]



Red and black tractor millipede [sabah_tawau_0099]



Undersea life in the Coral Triangle [sabah_underwater_0754]



Rhacophorus pardalis tree frog



Black bee [sabah_kinabatangan_0391]



Undersea life in the Coral Triangle [sabah_underwater_0870]



Thorn spider


Orangutan on a tree trunk
Orangutan on a tree trunk



Male proboscis monkey [sabah_sepilok_0530]



Snake [sabah_tawau_0046]



Red leaf monkey


Orphaned orangutan chewing on sugar cane at Sepilok
Orphaned orangutan chewing on sugar cane at Sepilok



Squirrel eating a jackfruit [sabah_sepilok_0097]



Pedostibes hosii



Harvestman [sabah_kinabatangan_0415]



Blue and yellow weevil [sabah_sepilok_0014]



Proboscis monkey with an erection



Insect [sabah_tawau_0216]



Proboscis monkey


Rhinoceros Hornbill (Buceros rhinoceros)
Rhinoceros Hornbill (Buceros rhinoceros)



Rhinoceros Hornbill (Buceros rhinoceros) in flight



Purple moth


Light green grasshopper
Light green grasshopper


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