5.2–5.5° N · 117.3–117.6° E

Borneo

Exploring the real jungle, in search of clouded leopards and Borneo's other rare wildlife.

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Region: Kinabatangan River, Sabah & Deramakot Forest
Dates: 2026
Observed: Orangutan, proboscis monkey, Bornean pygmy elephant, oriental pied hornbill, long-tailed macaque, civet, green pit viper

The Bornean rainforest has a wildlife and atmosphere all its own, and every few meters turns up something new.

Mornings start in mist, and the rain and humidity make you work for it. But the forest pays that effort back with encounters that make it worth it.

Photos

Twenty-two photographs.

Proboscis monkey portrait in the trees — Proboscis monkey

Orangutan mother and baby feeding in a tree — Orangutan · mother and baby

Orangutan climbing through the canopy — Orangutan · climbing

Bornean pygmy elephant herd along the riverbank — Pygmy elephants · herd

Bornean pygmy elephant, close portrait — Pygmy elephant · portrait

Two hornbills interacting mid-air — Hornbills

Hornbill in flight, wings fully spread — Hornbill · in flight

Civet moving through tall grass — Civet

Green pit viper coiled on a branch — Green pit viper

Macaque swimming across a river — Macaque · swimming

Macaque sitting in a tree — Macaque

Young monkey resting on a branch — Monkey · species TBC

Civet photographed at night — Civet · at night

Gecko resting on a wall — Gecko

River through the rainforest at dusk — River · dusk

The Milky Way over the forest at night — Milky Way

Turtle swimming at the river's surface — Turtle · swimming

Bird of prey perched on a branch — Raptor · on watch

Owl perched in the undergrowth, looking at the camera — Owl · portrait

Silvered langur sitting in a tree — Langur · grey morph

Macaque standing on driftwood in the river, black and white — Macaque · on driftwood

Monkey partly hidden behind foreground leaves — Monkey · hidden in the foliage