Wildlife

When people think about Borneo, the first animal that normally springs to mind is the Orang-utan but this species is only one of hundreds that can be found in this region.  Maybe during your night walk you will be lucky enough to see a Clouded Leopard, or the rare Sun Bear which is active periodically during the night and sometimes during the day.  The rarely-seen Western Tarsier is active to a height of about 7 m in the trees, leaping from one to another in search of its insect meal and don’t forget to keep a look-out for the Slow Loris, or Flying Foxes silhouetted against the dusk sky, or the many species of flying squirrels, and Gibbons calling during the first hours of daylight, and Proboscis Monkeys with their big noses and fat stomachs, and Macaques – one species with a tail and one without - and crocodiles, and otters (3 species) and the Pygmy Elephant and the list goes on and on.  Borneo has 8 families of Bats each with many species so if you are here for the flora and fauna of the area, you won’t be disappointed. If you love birds there are 10 species of Hornbills, Brahminy Kite Eagles, Kingfishers, Sea and Fish Eagles, Bee Eaters, egrets, storm storks, herons, swifts and swallows, including the species that provide the nests for birds’ nest soup!