[Leica] Borneo - Wildlife

[Douglas Barry]

Wonderful stuff, Jayanand. You have caught some really great pictures. I 
wasn't even aware of the existence of the Sun Bear, and, even though you 
say it's the smallest bear in the world. I wouldn't like to take it on 
in a clawing contest.

Douglas

On 30/04/2018 16:18, Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG wrote:
> When we landed in Sandakan, we were whisked off to our lodge, which was
> right next to the Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre. The facility is
> contiguous with the Kabili-Sepilok Forest Reserve, so orangutans being
> rehabilitated, those that are completely rehabilitated and wild orangutans
> visit the place at mealtime (morning and afternoon). Some of these
> photographs are of orangutans that were rehabilitated here, and some are of
> wild ones that dropped in for some bananas....
>
> Upside Down:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Sabah/wildlife/Malaysia-20180410-014.jpg.html
>
> Banana:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Sabah/wildlife/Malaysia-20180410-074.jpg.html
>
> Backlit:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Sabah/wildlife/Malaysia-20180410-082.jpg.html
>
> Profile:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Sabah/wildlife/Malaysia-20180410-047.jpg.html
>
> Suspicion:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Sabah/wildlife/Malaysia-20180411-371.jpg.html
>
> Veil:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Sabah/wildlife/Malaysia-20180411-350.jpg.html
>
> Hanging Out:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Sabah/wildlife/Malaysia-20180411-379.jpg.html
>
> Next to Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre is the Bornean Sun Bear
> Conservation Centre, which has been set up in 2008 due to the vision and
> drive of Wong Siew Te, a young and highly articulate man, who is the
> perfect cheerleader for this endangered bear. It is called a "Sun Bear"
> because of the white markings on its chest, which supposedly resemble the
> Sun. These two bears are being readied for reintroduction to the wild:
>
> Chest Marking:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Sabah/wildlife/Malaysia-20180411-195.jpg.html
>
> Bornean Sun Bear:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Sabah/wildlife/Malaysia-20180411-178.jpg.html
>
> I think it is important to pay a visit to these two centres, as you will
> never see Orangutans so close in the wild, and probably, unless very, very
> lucky, never see a Bornean Sun Bear at all! Unlike a zoo, you pretty much
> see them in their natural habitat within a forest reserve.
>
> Another distinctive species endemic to the island of Borneo is the
> Proboscis Monkey. Like all fauna here, it has been hit very badly due to
> deforestation due to logging and plantations. They hang out at river edges
> with flowing water - these are at the Kinabatangan River:
>
> Proboscis Monkey:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Sabah/wildlife/Malaysia-20180412-2148.jpg.html
>
> The Crossing:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Sabah/wildlife/Malaysia-20180412-3262.jpg.html
>
> Silhouette:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Sabah/wildlife/Malaysia-20180412-2168.jpg.html
>
> Please see LARGE
>
> Comments and criticism, as ever, welcome
>
> Cheers
> Jayanand
>
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