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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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Red Borneo centipede
Red Borneo centipede


Orangutan at Sepilok
Orangutan at Sepilok



Undersea life in the Coral Triangle [sabah_underwater_0735]



Malaysian sun bear in a tree [sabah_sepilok_0745]



Butterflies [sabah_tawau_0179]



Sun bear in a tree [sabah_sepilok_0320]


Elongated blue and orange insect
Elongated blue and orange insect



Lantern bug [sabah_sepilok_0151]



Black squirrel in Borneo


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



Squirrel eating a jackfruit [sabah_sepilok_0092]



Baby sun bear at a rehabilitation center



Borneo orangutan at Sepilok Rehabilitation Center


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



Undersea life in the Coral Triangle [sabah_underwater_0763]



Sun bear in a tree [sabah_sepilok_0311]



Tiger beetle in Malaysia [sabah_tawau_0388]



Squirrel [sabah_sepilok_0816]



Lantern bug [sabah_sepilok_0136]


Orangutan with a leaf umbrella
Orangutan with a leaf umbrella



Malaysian ant [sabah_tawau_0370]



Coralscape in Sabah [sabah_underwater_0012]



Butterfly



Borneo orangutan at Sepilok Rehabilitation Center



Shield bug [sabah_tawau_0376]



Squirrel eating a jackfruit [sabah_sepilok_0095]



Snake [sabah_tawau_0044]



Spider


Light brown frog with a light belly
Light brown frog with a light belly



Camouflaged caterpillar



Undersea life in the Coral Triangle [sabah_underwater_0765]


Cicada that has trapped itself in a leaf
Cicada that has trapped itself in a leaf


Multi-colored spider
Multi-colored spider



Black-bearded Gliding Lizard (Draco melanopogon)



Shark [sabah_underwater_0099]



Green flying dragon in the rainforest canopy



Bats



Green flying dragon


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



Rhinoceros Hornbill (Buceros rhinoceros) in flight



Red and black tractor millipede [sabah_tawau_0096]



Monitor lizard [sabah_mabul_semporna_0086]



Tiger beetle in Malaysia [sabah_tawau_0387]



Borneo orangutan



Mosquito in a cup mushroom [sabah_kinabatangan_0406]



Tiger beetle in Malaysia [sabah_tawau_0399]



Longhorn beetles



Grasshopper [sabah_tawau_0523]


Orangutan at Sepilok
Orangutan at Sepilok



Python


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



Borneo sun bear [sabah_sepilok_0614]



Tiger beetle in Malaysia [sabah_tawau_0402]


Elongated blue and orange insect
Elongated blue and orange insect


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



Snake [sabah_tawau_0041]



Sun bear in Malaysian Borneo [sabah_sepilok_0286]



Undersea life in the Coral Triangle [sabah_underwater_0811]



Long-tailed macaques fighting in the canopy


Scarab on a ball of dung in the Malaysian rainforest
Scarab on a ball of dung in the Malaysian rainforest



Macaque feeding [sabah_kinabatangan_0084]


Pill millipede (Glomeris connexa)
Pill millipede (Glomeris connexa)



Male proboscis monkey [sabah_sepilok_0474]



Orange and brown butterfly [sabah_sepilok_0182]



Red and black millipede [sabah_tawau_0261]


Green Crested Lizard ( Bronchocela cristatella )
Green Crested Lizard ( Bronchocela cristatella )



Proboscis monkey



Caterpillar



Orange and black moth [sabah_tawau_0346]



Latern bug (Fulgora lampestris) [sabah_kinabatangan_0385]


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



Lantern bug [sabah_sepilok_0160]



Coralscape in Sabah [sabah_underwater_0015]



Blue-eared Kingfishers [sabah_kinabatangan_0306]



Tiger beetle in Malaysia [sabah_tawau_0407]



Rhinoceros Hornbill (Buceros rhinoceros) in flight


Bright red dragonfly
Bright red dragonfly



Green praying mantis [sabah_sepilok_0583]


Young orphan orang-utan
Young orphan orang-utan


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



Bird



Proboscis monkey [sabah_kinabatangan_0130]


Black scorpion (Heterometrus sp.) in a hole
Black scorpion (Heterometrus sp.) in a hole


Orange, yellow, and black Lycaeninae (?) butterfly.  Appears to employ mimicry strategy
Orange, yellow, and black Lycaeninae (?) butterfly. Appears to employ mimicry strategy



Coralscape in Sabah [sabah_underwater_0026]



Juvenile orangutan at the Sepilok rehabilitation center [sabah_sepilok_0243]



Cricket [sabah_kinabatangan_0425]


Pill millipede (Glomeris connexa) in a ball
Pill millipede (Glomeris connexa) in a ball



Tower of Blackfin barracuda [sabah_underwater_0699]



Macaques



Male proboscis monkey [sabah_sepilok_0490]



Green sea turtle [sabah_underwater_0721]



Lantern bug [sabah_sepilok_0148]


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



Borneo orangutan at Sepilok Rehabilitation Center


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



Proboscis monkey


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