Paradise Tree Snake, eating a ( still live) Agamid Lizard
 Paradise  Tree Snake eating a Agamid Lizard
 Maroon (red) Leaf Langur Monkey
 Maroon (red) Leaf Langur Monkey
 Pig-tailed Macaque Monkey
 Orangutan 
 Oranutan
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 Proboscis Monkey
 Proboscis Monkey
 File-eared Tree Frog
 Oriental Pied Hornbill
 Brahminy Kite
 Orangutan, juvenile ( mom's arm is in the photo)
 Agamid Lizard
 Black Hornbill (f)
 Bornean Falconet ( taken very far away, but do you see five falconets?) Only found in the  north of Borneo.
 Yellow-legged Millipede
 Rhinoceros Hornbill
 Bornean Pigmy Elephants, Kinabatangan Wetlands.
 Bornean Pigmy Elephants, Kinabatangan Wetlands.
 Bornean Pigmy Elephants,Kinabatangan Wetlands.
 Bornean Pigmy Elephants,Kinabatangan Wetlands and river.
 Orangutan (wild)
 Orangutan (wild)
 Long-legged Centipede
 Orangutan (wild)
 Buff Fish Owl
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 Northern Borneo Gibbon Monkey
 Storm's Stork
 Pig-tailed Macaque Monkey
 Pig-tailed Macaque Monkey
 Pig-tailed Macaque Monkey
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 Blue-throated Bee-eater
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 Pig-tailed Macaque Monkey
 Praying Mantis  (The size of an ant,, must have just hatched)
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 Leeches!! They live in the rainforest and appear abundant! We were given leech socks and did wear them.  We also checked ourselves for leeches frequently. They look and are the size of inch worms. 
 Leeches have proven not to have any viruses or bacteria that can harm humans. They are attached to virbations  and carbon dioxide  you produce. We observed them under leafs and when we got just a foot or two close to them, they would appea
 My Models, Julia and Andrea, are showing  the latest style in Leech Sox's.
 Stag Beetle
 Tissue Butterfly, the size is about 9-10 inches across the largest part.
 Western Tarsier Monkey
 Western Tarsier Monkey. They are small nocturnal,carnivorous, primitive primates. Their heads can rotate 180 degrees. We were very lucky to see this tiny monkey in the dark. With all the flashlights on him, I was able to get  a few shots.
 Monitor Lizard. This lizard was walking thru the resort we were straying.
 Mataking Island, Celebes Sea. Green Sea Turtles. The turtles eggs are gather and hatched in a safe environment. When they do hatch , they are released into the sea within 24 hours. We were lucky to see about 200 Green Sea Turtles head into the Celeb
 Green Sea Turtles been released.
 Baby Green Sea Turtle on the way to the sea.
 Green Sea Turtles heading to the Celebes Sea.
 Borneo Pigmy Squirrel
 Pacific Reef-Egret, Celebes Sea, Mataking Island.
 Sunrise in Borneo
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 Look closely and note how  long his antennas are.
 Yellow-legged Millipede
 Sunset in Mataking Island, Celebes Sea
 Another beautiful sunset over the Celebes Sea
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 A view from a high platform to see the thickness of the rainforest. Danum Valley
 Borneo rainforest, early am mist, Danum Valley
 Early am morning mist, from a canopy walk. Danum  Valley
 A hike thru the rainforest. Yes, this was one of our trails!
 Early am morning mist, from a high platform.
 Mataking Island
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 Mataking Island
 Sometimes a Tiger Beer is the best way to watch a Borneo sunset.
 What a great 13 days, including cockroaches , leeches, mud, humidity  and the greatest guides you could ask for. And the opportunity  to meet new friends from all over the states and Guatemala. An unforgettable adventure. xoxo 
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