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All Creatures Great and Small # 32

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

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November 6, 2022 No Comments

All Creatures Great and Small #31

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

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October 12, 2022 No Comments

All Creatures Great and Small #30

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

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September 20, 2022 No Comments

All Creatures Great and Small #29

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

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August 21, 2022 No Comments

Niah Bats

Tom’s Note: Probably one of the most awesome spectacles of the natural world is watching the bats leave the great cave at Niah. You must plan a trip for those who have not seen the show! 300,000 Bats  There are seven species of bats in the large cave at Niah.

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August 1, 2022 No Comments

All Creatures Great and Small # 28

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

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July 24, 2022 No Comments

Bidayuh Birds Nest Fable

Tom’s Note: The fable is from the Bidayuh living around Bau. It tells who owns the caves in the area and why. Enjoy! A Land Dayak Girl Explorer  Many years ago, there lived two land dayak children. They were brother and sister, and the boy was the elder. They were

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July 10, 2022 No Comments

All Creatures Great and Small # 27

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

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July 3, 2022 No Comments

All Creatures Great and Small # 26

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

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June 8, 2022 No Comments

Orangutan Stories

Greetings! Happy Gawai to all. I am presenting these six old stories about the Mias and the people to celebrate the holiday. Six Mias (orangutan) Stories by Gaun anak Sureng Balin anak Salau accompanied by Sanjat anak Rayang went out hunting with guns to Bukit Menuku on the upper Mentu

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June 2, 2022 No Comments
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