All Creatures great and small

Leaves of Pitcher Plants It is difficult to tell the various species of pitcher plants apart. Here, leaves help tell the differences of the nine species, one variety and three natural hybrids living in west Sarawak. https://doi.org/10.55230/mabjournal.v51i5.2339 Birds The current study was carried out in the Lower Montane Forest in Payeh Maga Highland Lawas, Sarawak, […]

All Creatures Great and Small #34 Sun Bear The Sun Bear distribution outside protected areas in Sabah decreased by only 4%. Sun Bears seem to be resilient to forest degradation. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-022-02503-9 Brooke and English Law When British subjects made land tenure arrangements with native authorities beyond Britain, they were understood to be entering into a

All Creatures Great and Small #33 Ants A one-hectare of lowland forest in Brunei yielded 115 species of ants, of which 102 have been identified. No fewer than 24 of these are new records for Borneo. DOI: https://doi.org/10.31184/M00138908.1584.4153 Crocker Undersea Fan The Crocker undersea fan has good undersea gas and oil prospects for the west Borneo

Whale Fin whales are found in all oceans. The fresh skin and blubber  was taken from a stranded fin whale  in Sabah. The results confirm migration to warm tropical waters, the diet was mainly pelagic (living in areas away from land) and they need to be offshore. Zoological Studies 61:79 (2022) Orchid A new species

All Creatures Great and Small #31 Great Argus There are currently two subspecies of the Great Argus. One species is in Sumatra and Malaya, while the other is in Borneo. The differences between the two include the Borneo Argus has a lighter orange on the chest, darker upper backs and white spotted eye-like features. The

All Creatures Great and Small #30 Butterflies Borneo is the home of 1000+ known species of butterflies of which 81 species are known to live on Borneo alone. Libiki Bamboo Resort (LBR) is located in Bau, Sarawak, a newly developed resort area. 183 species of butterflies were found in this secondary upland forest. Serangga 2022,

Zygogynum New Species from Sarawak A new species of Zygogynum thought to occur only on the eastern side of the Wallace line, has been discovered in Sarawak. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-022-10041-4 Tiger Leeches Soil moisture is the main feature governing the locations of leeches. Tiger leeches were found in lower elevations, while Brown leeches were present in greater numbers in

All Creatures Great and Small #28 Fish Information on fisheries in Sarawak is scarce and poorly known. This review completes a checklist of fishes in Sarawak waters and tells of the status of the resource. https:doi.org/10.33736/bjrst.4651.2022 Visitors will pay to see orangutans. This study states the visitors to the Sepilok Orangutan centre were willing to

All Creatures Great and Small #27 Where was Borneo? The lack of preserved basement (the rocks under the studied rocks) results in the uncertain placement of many areas in Southeast Asia. The first evidence of the oldest basement was found in Borneo on the northern margin of Gondwana. (The place where all continents were together

All Creatures Great and Small # 26 Current research in Borneo Hey All: I have a few segments in caps and I don’t know how to get rid of them Please ignore. Tour Guides and Local Information. When tour guides tell visitors about how the natives use plants and other local features within the rainforest,