Thursday, June 5, 2008. A Treasure for Southeast Asia. WWF Official Porboscis Monkey Information. WWF Captured Rarest Rhino on Video. WWF Found Evident on 13 Rhinos. Orangutan Video and Quick Facts. Food and Drink - Coffee.

Wednesday, June 4, 2008. There is only one species of the proboscis monkey, Nasalis larvatus. The distinctive physical feature from which this monkey takes its name is the long pendulous nose of mature males. The Proboscis Monkey is found only in the coastal areas of Borneo and the Mentawai islands west of Sumatra living in coastal mangrove swamps and riverine forests on the lower reaches of major rivers coastal and mangrove forests.

Wednesday, June 4, 2008. Habitat Tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannahs and shrublands, to tropical moist forests. Location Southeast Asia, South Asia. Population Less than 3,000. The rhino is believed to be one of a population of as few as 13 indiv.

Wednesday, June 4, 2008. The word was first attested in English in 1691 in the form orang-outang, and variants with -ng instead of -n as in the Malay original are found in many languages.

Borneo is surrounded by the South China Sea to the north and northwest, the Sulu Sea to the northeast, the Celebes Sea and the Makassar Strait to the east, and the Java Sea and Karimata Strait to the south. To the south is Java. To the northeast is the Philippines.

Wednesday, June 11, 2008. Apo Kayan plateau, Kalimantan. In the mountainous area of northeastern Kalimantan, close to the border with Sarawak, lies the Apo Kayan plateau. To get there, visitors must brave dense forest, rugged terrain and dangerous rapids. The only relatively safe way to reach the destination is by hitching a ride on one of the small planes operated by the Missionary Aviation Fellowship. A few guidelines for collectors. How does one obtain gaharu? Moreover, there is no way to tell what pa.

Saturday, June 7, 2008. Evolution In All Its Magnificence. Evolution in all its magnificence. 10 years, 360 species discovered. New life forms keep coming in. Still, amongst larger mammals, key discoveries have been made about the genetic distinctiveness of the Bornean elephant and the orang-utan.

Friday, June 6, 2008. A Treasure For Southeast Asia. Borneo forest magic - A treasure for Southeast Asia. We call this area the Heart of Borneo.

Borneo Clouded Leopard With Largest Fangs in Cat World. Long thought to be identical to the clouded leopards living on mainland South East Asia, genetic analysis has shown that the Bornean big cat is in fact a separate species. Scientists have counted at least 40 key differences in the DNA of the two felines - making the two species of clouded leopard almost as different as a lion is to a tiger. The scientists say the remote, and for a long time, ina.

Saturday, June 7, 2008. A Treasure for Southeast Asia. WWF Official Porboscis Monkey Information. WWF Captured Rarest Rhino on Video. WWF Found Evident On 13 Rhinos. Orangutan Video and Quick Facts. Food and Drink - Coffee.