Wildlife and birding in Borneo
Sabah Wildlife Guide
2.5 hours from Lahad Datu or a short boat ride from Sandakan, Sabah holds some of the oldest rainforests and richest floodplains in Southeast Asia.
2.5 hours by road from Lahad Datu, Sabah holds some of the oldest rainforests and extensive floodplains in Southeast Asia. You will spend your days scanning the riverbanks from small boats or walking trail grids under trees that reach over 100 metres tall. With wild Bornean orangutans seen on most stays, you will be glad you made the journey to this primary rainforest.
Bornean Gibbon
The Northern grey gibbon provides the soundtrack to the rainforest. This guide explains what the dawn duet means, why the apes are rarely se
Bornean Sun Bear
The Bornean sun bear is the smallest bear on Earth. See rescued bears at the conservation centre in Sepilok or look for their signs in the p
Herping in Borneo
The lowland and montane rainforests of Malaysian Borneo support hundreds of endemic amphibians and reptiles. This is how the night walks wor
Insects and Spiders of Borneo
The true biological wealth of Sabah lies in its entomology. This guide covers the invertebrate life of the rainforest and the craft of photo
Macro Critters of Mabul, Kapalai and Semporna
The islands of Mabul and Kapalai and the Semporna mainland offer some of the highest concentrations of rare marine invertebrates and cryptic
Sharks and rays
The Celebes and South China Seas hold some of the highest elasmobranch densities in the Coral Triangle, from the resident reef sharks of Sip
The Bornean Bearded Pig
The Bornean bearded pig is a vital ecosystem engineer. This guide explains its role in the rainforest and how a recent disease outbreak chan
The Bornean Elephant
The Bornean elephant moves through one of the most fractured landscapes in Asia. Here is how they use Sabah's forests and how to plan a safa
The Bornean Orangutan
The Bornean orangutan is why most first-time visitors travel to Sabah. Finding wild, unhabituated apes requires knowing where to look and un
The Bornean slow loris
The Bornean slow loris is a cryptic nocturnal hunter found across Sabah. It is the only venomous primate on earth and a highlight of any nig
The Pitcher Plants of Borneo
The island of Borneo is the evolutionary centre of the Nepenthes genus. This guide explains how the plants work and where botanists and phot
The Primates of Borneo
A guide to Sabah's diurnal and nocturnal primates. Learn the current taxonomy of the 20 recognised species on the island, how to tell the la
The Sea Turtles of Sabah
The waters off Sabah host critical foraging grounds and nesting beaches for two globally threatened sea turtles. Here is how to encounter th
The Sunda Clouded Leopard
The Sunda clouded leopard is the terrestrial predator people come to Borneo for. Here is where the guides look for it and what changes your
The gliders of Borneo
Borneo has more gliding vertebrates than anywhere else on earth. Here is how to find the colugos, flying squirrels, snakes and lizards that
The marine life of the Semporna archipelago
The Semporna archipelago holds some of the highest marine biodiversity in the Celebes Sea, from Sipadan's pelagic drop-offs to the macro rub
The orangutan in Sabah
An honest guide to the Bornean orangutan in Sabah. Discover how many remain, where they live and how to see a wild ape in the rainforest.
The proboscis monkey
The proboscis monkey is the animal most people travel to Borneo to see. Here is how to find wild troops on the riverbanks.
The western tarsier
The western tarsier is a highly specialised nocturnal primate found in Sabah's lowland rainforests. 2.5 hours from Lahad Datu, Danum Valley
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