An early morning birth of a proboscis monkey – Nasalis larvatus Wurmb, 1787 – of Sabah / Borneo. Births of proboscis monkeys have rarely been documented, especially during the daytime. Nasalis larvatus reproduction is polygynous, with groups of males in…
Philippine slow lori, Nycticebus menagensis (Lydekker, 1893) of Borneo, around 800m ASL. Nycticebus menagensis (Philippine slow loris) is a nocturnal, arboreal strepsirrhine primate of the family Lorisidae, distributed in northern and eastern Borneo and parts of the southern Philippine archipelago.…
Philippine slow lori, Nycticebus menagensis (Lydekker, 1893) of south Sarawak, around 950m ASL. Nycticebus menagensis (Philippine slow loris) is a nocturnal, arboreal strepsirrhine primate of the family Lorisidae, distributed in northern and eastern Borneo and parts of the southern Philippine archipelago.…
Mountain Gorilla, Gorilla beringei beringei Matschie, 1903 of the Rushegura family in Uganda – Bwindi Encountering mountain gorillas in Uganda is an extraordinary experience, offering a glimpse into the lives of one of the world’s most endangered species. Found primarily…
Blue monkey or diademed monkey, Cercopithecus mitis Wolf, 1822 of the Rwenzori Mountains / Uganda
Ruwenzori colobus also known as Ruwenzori black-and-white colobus, Colobus angolensis ruwenzorii Thomas, 1901 of the Rwenzori Mountains / Uganda
Horsfield’s tarsier, also known as the western tarsier, Cephalopachus bancanus (Horsfield, 1821) of south Sarawak / Borneo I don’t know which animals are my favourites, but these little creatures of the rainforest definitely occupy a top place in my personal…
Long-tailed macaque, Macaca fascicularis Raffles, 1821 from Sabah / Borneo – Kinabatangan. Anyone of us who has ever been to Borneo has seen the long-tailed macaques more than once. In some national parks, they are even animals you don’t want…
Proboscis monkey – Nasalis larvatus Wurmb, 1787 – of Sabah / Borneo Nasalis larvatus is an Old World colobine primate endemic to Borneo, where it occupies mangrove, riverine and swamp forests and is best known for the male’s greatly enlarged…
Red leaf monkey, Presbytis rubicunda (S. Müller, 1838) of Danum Vallay/Sabah and Central Sarawak – Borneo Presbytis rubicunda is an Old World colobine endemic to Borneo and the adjacent Karimata Island where it inhabits evergreen lowland dipterocarp forest as well…