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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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Borneo orangutan at Sepilok Rehabilitation Center



Coralscape in Sabah [sabah_underwater_0028]



Sun bear in Malaysian Borneo [sabah_sepilok_0294]



Black-and-red Broadbill (Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos) [sabah_kinabatangan_0117]



Coralscape in Sabah [sabah_underwater_0076]


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



Orangutan eating string beans [sabah_sepilok_0235]


Yellow and black insect
Yellow and black insect


Tor tambroides and Puntius schwanefeldii in their natural habitat in the blackwater Tahan River
Tor tambroides and Puntius schwanefeldii in their natural habitat in the blackwater Tahan River



Tree frog



Macaques



Male proboscis monkey [sabah_sepilok_0469]



Katydid



Coralscape in Sabah [sabah_underwater_0059]



Rhinoceros Hornbill (Buceros rhinoceros) in flight



Undersea life in the Coral Triangle [sabah_underwater_0856]


Red Borneo centipede
Red Borneo centipede



Male proboscis monkey [sabah_sepilok_0426]


White spider on an unusual web
White spider on an unusual web



Borneo orangutan at Sepilok Rehabilitation Center



Giant tree squirrel in Borneo



Sun bear



Proboscis monkey [sabah_sepilok_0841]



Young orangutan



Sun bear



Giant squirrel in Borneo


Sleeping bird
Sleeping bird



Baby macaque [sabah_kinabatangan_0060]



Sea turtle [sabah_underwater_0239]



Proboscis monkey [sabah_sepilok_0827]



Undersea life in the Coral Triangle [sabah_underwater_0825]


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



Pig-tailed macaque [sabah_kinabatangan_0164]


Orangutan at Sepilok
Orangutan at Sepilok



Male proboscis monkey [sabah_sepilok_0523]



Sun bear in a tree [sabah_sepilok_0322]



Borneo orangutan at Sepilok Rehabilitation Center



Orange and black caterpillar [sabah_tawau_0272]



Storks



Butterfly



Frog [sabah_tawau_0291]


Orangutan on a tree trunk
Orangutan on a tree trunk



Water monitor [sabah_kinabatangan_0039]


Orphaned orangutan playing with a sugar cane stick at Sepilok
Orphaned orangutan playing with a sugar cane stick at Sepilok



Undersea life in the Coral Triangle [sabah_underwater_0790]



Undersea life in the Coral Triangle [sabah_underwater_0770]


Spider eating an ant
Spider eating an ant


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



Orange black and yellow bee [sabah_tawau_0321]



House gecko on a man's hand [sabah_sepilok_0106]



Juvenile forest dragon [sabah_kinabatangan_0325]



Male proboscis monkey [sabah_sepilok_0367]



Male proboscis monkey [sabah_sepilok_0416]



Sun bear climbing a tree [sabah_sepilok_0116]



Baby sun bear at a rehabilitation center



Giant red flying squirrel in Borneo



Flying dragon extending its dewlap [sabah_kinabatangan_0343]


Orange and black beetle
Orange and black beetle



Juvenile orangutan at the Sepilok rehabilitation center [sabah_sepilok_0267]



Male proboscis monkey [sabah_sepilok_0393]



Bornean sun bear [sabah_sepilok_0607]



White shield bug [sabah_sepilok_0166]



Malaysian sun bear in a tree [sabah_sepilok_0751]



Leech [sabah_tawau_0350]



Lizard



Tractor millipede [sabah_tawau_0381]



Forest dragon [sabah_tawau_0491]



Undersea life in the Coral Triangle [sabah_underwater_0762]


Brown bird with a blue beak and a red chest
Brown bird with a blue beak and a red chest



Blue and yellow weevil [sabah_sepilok_0023]


Orthetrum chrysis dragonfly
Orthetrum chrysis dragonfly



Ant [sabah_tawau_0237]



Tiger beetle in Malaysia [sabah_tawau_0385]



Clipper butterfly (Parthenos sylvia)


Maroon Leaf-monkey (Presbytis rubicunda)
Maroon Leaf-monkey (Presbytis rubicunda)



Sun bear climbing a tree [sabah_sepilok_0119]



Blue-throated Bee-eater



Undersea life in the Coral Triangle [sabah_underwater_0785]



Flying dragon lizard



Sapi Island



Butterfly



Fly [sabah_sepilok_0559]



Proboscis monkey



Clownfish [sabah_underwater_0847]



Borneo orangutan at Sepilok Rehabilitation Center


Wild boar in Malaysia
Wild boar in Malaysia


Orangutan with a leaf umbrella
Orangutan with a leaf umbrella



Coralscape in Sabah [sabah_underwater_0052]



Clipper butterfly (Parthenos sylvia)



Baby sun bear at a rehabilitation center


Blue-gray dragonfly
Blue-gray dragonfly


Black and yellow grasshopper
Black and yellow grasshopper



Baby macaque [sabah_kinabatangan_0106]



Sea turtle [sabah_underwater_0228]



Lantern bug [sabah_sepilok_0141]



Green humphead parrotfish (Bolbometopon muricatum) [sabah_underwater_0685]



Male proboscis monkey [sabah_sepilok_0385]


Tractor millipede
Tractor millipede


Red Leaf-monkey (Presbytis rubicunda)
Red Leaf-monkey (Presbytis rubicunda)



Proboscis monkey


Tor tambroides and Puntius schwanefeldii in their natural habitat in the blackwater Tahan River
Tor tambroides and Puntius schwanefeldii in their natural habitat in the blackwater Tahan River



Rhacophorus pardalis tree frog



Black bee [sabah_kinabatangan_0392]


Green-eyed gecko (Gecko stentor) in the Malaysian jungle
Green-eyed gecko (Gecko stentor) in the Malaysian jungle



Blue and yellow weevil [sabah_sepilok_0020]


Fury orange caterpillar in Malaysian rain forest
Fury orange caterpillar in Malaysian rain forest



Proboscis monkey [sabah_sepilok_0831]



Dung beetles and flies feeding on monkey feces



Green praying mantis [sabah_sepilok_0586]



Coralscape in Sabah [sabah_underwater_0035]



Water monitor



Flying dragon extending its dewlap [sabah_kinabatangan_0361]


Red ants
Red ants



Frog [sabah_tawau_0171]



Male proboscis monkey [sabah_sepilok_0524]



Malaysian squirrel [sabah_sepilok_0537]


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


Red Leaf-monkey (Presbytis rubicunda)
Red Leaf-monkey (Presbytis rubicunda)



Borneo orangutan at Sepilok Rehabilitation Center


Tor tambroides and Puntius schwanefeldii in their natural habitat in the blackwater Tahan River
Tor tambroides and Puntius schwanefeldii in their natural habitat in the blackwater Tahan River



Skink



Bats



Longhorn beetles


Red Leaf-monkey (Presbytis rubicunda)
Red Leaf-monkey (Presbytis rubicunda)



Walking stick insect [sabah_tawau_0194]



Rainforest ant



Skink [sabah_tawau_0531]



Mosquito biting a lizard



Unidentified lizard



Undersea life in the Coral Triangle [sabah_underwater_0730]



Undersea life in the Coral Triangle [sabah_underwater_0857]



Macaque feeding [sabah_kinabatangan_0087]



Lizard



Green sea turtle [sabah_underwater_0682]



Flying dragon lizard displaying its dewlap



Red leaf monkey



Shield bug in Borneo



Snake [sabah_tawau_0042]



Blackfin barracuda [sabah_underwater_0691]



Coralscape in Sabah [sabah_underwater_0051]



Clownfish [sabah_underwater_0845]



Juvenile forest dragon [sabah_kinabatangan_0324]



Sea turtle [sabah_underwater_0224]


Orphaned orangutan playing with a stick of sugar cane at Sepilok
Orphaned orangutan playing with a stick of sugar cane at Sepilok



Orangutan feeding on string beans [sabah_sepilok_0185]



Borneo orangutan at Sepilok Rehabilitation Center



Pig-tailed macaque [sabah_kinabatangan_0159]



Blue and yellow weevil [sabah_sepilok_0036]



Ant [sabah_kinabatangan_0428]



Borneo orangutan


Red Leaf-monkey (Presbytis rubicunda)
Red Leaf-monkey (Presbytis rubicunda)



Red shield bug [sabah_tawau_0462]



Mating frogs



Malaysian freshwater turtle [sabah_tawau_0537]



Male proboscis monkey [sabah_sepilok_0412]



Bats



Latern bug (Fulgora lampestris) [sabah_kinabatangan_0381]



Frog



Caterpillars



Lantern bug [sabah_sepilok_0138]



Black-and-red Broadbill (Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos) [sabah_kinabatangan_0123]


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



Rainforest ant


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


Mating tiger leeches
Mating tiger leeches



Sun bear in a tree [sabah_sepilok_0315]


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Moth



Male proboscis monkey [sabah_sepilok_0363]



Undersea life in the Coral Triangle [sabah_underwater_0808]



Pill millipede [sabah_tawau_0455]



Orangutan eating string beans [sabah_sepilok_0213]



Blue and yellow weevil [sabah_sepilok_0004]



Juvenile orangutan at the Sepilok rehabilitation center [sabah_sepilok_0245]



Wild pig



Blue-tongued dragon



Giant tree squirrel in Borneo



Rhacophorus dulitensi tree frog



Lantern bug [sabah_sepilok_0129]


Young orangutan eating a banana at Sepilok
Young orangutan eating a banana at Sepilok


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