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Highlights: Wildlife

Few terrestrial areas are as spectacularly diverse as a rainforest in Borneo: from the swirling mists of Mt Kinabalu to the humid lowlands and seasonally flooded regions near the coast, the island offers an abundance of inspiration for a wildlife photographer. The only limiting factor is one's imagination.

  • Crested Wood Partridge Rollulus rouloul rainforest Borneo Sumatra Malay Peninsula
    Male Crested Wood Partridge (Rollulus rouloul) from evergreen rain forest areas of Borneo, Sumatra and Malay Peninsula.
  • Dead-leaf Mimic Mantis Deroplatys dessicata Danum Borneo
    Dead-leaf Mimic Mantis (Deroplatys dessicata) lying in ambush amongst shrivelled leaves. Lowland rainforest, Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo
  • Bornean Peacock Pheasant Polyplectron schleiermacheri rainforest Kalimantan Borneo Endangered
    Feathers of male Bornean Peacock Pheasant (Polyplectron schleiermacheri) from primary lowland rainforest areas of Kalimantan, Borneo. Endangered.
  • fern uncurling Danum Borneo
    New fern frond uncurling. Danum Valley, Sabah Borneo.
  • Fishing Cat Prionailurus viverrinus hunting south east Asia
    Adult Fishing Cat (Prionailurus viverrinus) hunting by water at night. From S.E. Asia. (Captive).
  • Flat-headed Cat Felis planiceps hunting Menanggol River Borneo
    Flat-headed Cat (Felis planiceps) hunting frogs in the river margins at night. Menanggol River, Sabah, Borneo.
  • Huntsman Spider Sukau Borneo
    Giant Huntsman Spider (species unkown). Sukau, Sabah, Borneo.
  • Giant Snakehead Toman Channa micropeltes freshwater flooded swamp Borneo
    Giant Snakehead or Toman (Channa micropeltes). Found in freshwater / flooded swamp areas in Borneo and SE Asia.
  • Giant Stag Beetle (Eurytrachellelus sp.) silhouette Mt Kinabalu Borneo
    Silhouette of Giant Stag Beetle (Eurytrachellelus sp.) at sunset. Montane rainforest, Mt Kinabalu, Sabah, Borneo.
  • Giant Stag Beetle Eurytrachellelus sp. Mt Kinabalu Borneo
    Giant Stag Beetle (Eurytrachellelus sp.). Montane rainforest, Mt Kinabalu, Sabah, Borneo.
  • Giant Stag Beetle Eurytrachellelus sp. Mt Kinabalu Borneo
    Giant Stag Beetle (Eurytrachellelus sp.) in leaf litter. Montane rainforest, Mt Kinabalu, Sabah, Borneo.
  • Great Argus Pheasant Argusianus argus display dancing ground Danum Borneo
    Male Great Argus Pheasant (Argusianus argus) on display "dancing ground". Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo.