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Wildlife of Danum Valley
Species-by-species field guides — where each animal lives in the valley, when the odds are best, and which experiences find them. Honest about the hard ones.
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Pongo pygmaeus
Truly wild, no feeding platforms — the valley's headline act.
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Elephas maximus borneensis
Three gentle tonnes with right of way on every road.
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Neofelis diardi
The night-drive lottery — rare, real, unforgettable.
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Helarctos malayanus
The world's smallest bear signs every third tree.
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Hylobates funereus
The dawn duet you'll hear before anything else.
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Presbytis rubicunda
A maroon troop crossing is the forest's parade.
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Sus barbatus
The forest's plough — often your first big mammal.
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Rusa unicolor
The night road's regulars, plus the darting mouse-deer.
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Cephalopachus bancanus
All eyes and fingertips — the night walk's prize.
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Nycticebus menagensis
The unhurried, round-eyed night-mover.
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Rhacophorus nigropalmatus
The gliding, splay-footed showpiece of damp nights.
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Trogonoptera brookiana
Electric-green iridescence at forest seeps.
The database keeps growing — more primates, reptiles and forest specialists are added each batch. Looking for birds? They have their own database.
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