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  • In one of the most magnificent remaining stands of virgin rainforest in northern Borneo, the Temburong River winds its way into the interior of the 500 sq. km. Ulu Temburong National Park in Brunei. With most of this tiny nation’s wealth coming from offshore oil, its forests have largely been spared from logging and oil palm plantations. Temburong, Brunei Darussalam.
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  • Spanning nearly 7 million square kilometers, it is difficult to conceptualize just how vast the Amazon rainforest is. Here, the Tiputini River winds its way through a tiny corner of the Amazon Basin in eastern Ecuador, eventually emptying its waters into Peru, Brazil, and then the Atlantic Ocean nearly 3 thousand kilometers away. Having lost nearly 20% of its forest cover in recent decades, the Basin is still under siege today from threats such as mining, oil drilling, and clearing for farming. Despite these losses, much still remains intact and just as imperative as ever to continue protective efforts for these invaluable forests. Yasuní National Park, Ecuador.
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  • Spanning nearly 7 million square kilometers, it is difficult to conceptualize just how vast the Amazon rainforest is. Here, the Tiputini River winds its way through a tiny corner of the Amazon Basin in eastern Ecuador, eventually emptying its waters into Peru, Brazil, and then the Atlantic Ocean nearly 3 thousand kilometers away. Having lost nearly 20% of its forest cover in recent decades, the Basin is still under siege today from threats such as mining, oil drilling, and clearing for farming. Despite these losses, much still remains intact and just as imperative as ever to continue protective efforts for these invaluable forests. Yasuní National Park, Ecuador.
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  • Spanning nearly 7 million square kilometers, it is difficult to conceptualize just how vast the Amazon rainforest is. Here, the Tiputini River winds its way through a tiny corner of the Amazon Basin in eastern Ecuador, eventually emptying its waters into Peru, Brazil, and then the Atlantic Ocean nearly 3 thousand kilometers away. Having lost nearly 20% of its forest cover in recent decades, the Basin is still under siege today from threats such as mining, oil drilling, and clearing for farming. Despite these losses, much still remains intact and just as imperative as ever to continue protective efforts for these invaluable forests. Yasuní National Park, Ecuador.
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  • Stained with the acidic tannins of heath forest, a dark colored stream drains from the ever-wet mountains above the Bada Valley in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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  • While pythons undoubtedly hold the crown for the largest and most famous constricting snakes of Indonesia, a single genus of boas also occurs in the rainforests of the eastern archipelago. Often overlooked, the Pacific Keel-scaled Boa (Candoia carinata) seldom exceeds a meter in length. It is an ambush predator of frogs and lizards, and like other boas, bears live young rather than laying eggs. Digul River, South Papua, Indonesia (New Guinea).
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  • Male parental care is quite rare in nature, but a variety of frogs throughout the tropics show instances where the father transports the young on his back. In most cases this involves carrying either eggs or tadpoles, but in a few New Guinean species, such as this Sphenophryne cornuta, actual froglets ride in piggyback fashion. A member of the Microhylidae, these frogs have direct-development larvae which means that the tadpoles morph into tiny frogs before leaving the egg, an adaptation enabling them to negate the need for a pool of water. The froglets will hitch a ride on the back of their father for several days before being dispersed in the rainforest understory. Digul River, South Papua, Indonesia (New Guinea)
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  • Spiny helmeted katydid (Sasima sp.) from the rainforest of southern New Guinea. The bristly armaments on this juvenile specimen serve not only to deter predators, but also to disguise the insect in the mossy forest understory. Helmet katydids (Phyllophorinae) comprise some of the world's largest species. Digul River, South Papua, Indonesia (New Guinea).
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  • Pitcher plant (Nepenthes papuana). Digul River, South Papua, Indonesia (New Guinea).
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  • The impressive Sailfin Lizard (Hydrosaurus celebensis) is the largest agamid lizard in the world, reaching over 1 m in length.  They are very agile swimmers and are seldom found far from rivers.  They feed on leaves and insects. Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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  • A clear stream cascades down layered beds of sandstone amidst lowland rainforest. Samarakan, Sarawak, Malaysia (Borneo).
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  • Estuarine Crocodile (Crocodylus porosus). Sungai Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary, Sabah, Malaysia (Borneo).
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  • Crystal clear streams flow from undisturbed rainforest habitats in the interior of Batang Ai National Park in southern Sarawak, Malaysia (Borneo).
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  • A stream through lowland rainforest. Mulu National Park, Sarawak (Borneo).
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  • Oxbow lake. Yasuní National Park, Ecuador.
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  • The complex ecosystem of the rainforest is filled with such a plethora of tiny hungry creatures that many predators may themselves become victims to something larger. Here, in the humid jungles of southern New Guinea, an unfortunate tree frog is being devoured by a large huntsman spider (family Sparassidae). With leg spans sometimes exceeding 15cm, these spiders spin no webs and instead rely on speed to catch their prey. South Papua, Indonesia (New Guinea).
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  • The Palawan Peacock Pheasant (Polyplectron napoleonis) is a shy ground-dwelling bird endemic to the rainforests the island of Palawan, Philippines.
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  • Nepenthes tenax, a newly distinguished pitcher plant endemic to northern Queensland, Australia.
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  • A subtropical sundew (Drosera serpens) from the Cape York Peninsula. Queensland, Australia.
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  • Like a glittering jewel of the rainforest, the almost unnatural colors of a Eupholus weevil (E. mimikanus) probably serve as a warning to predators of its distastefulness. Considered by many to be among the most beautiful weevils in the world, most Eupholus are endemic to New Guinea.
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  • The Palawan Peacock Pheasant (Polyplectron napoleonis) is a shy ground-dwelling bird endemic to the rainforests the island of Palawan, Philippines.
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  • Sepik Bent-toed Gecko (Cyrtodactylus novaeguineae). South Papua, Indonesia (New Guinea).
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  • A bizarre jumping spider (Bathippus sp.) from the rainforest of southern New Guinea, bearing jaws longer than its entire body. The exact function of these seemingly ungainly appendages remains unknown, but they may perhaps serve as weapons in male-vs-male duels. South Papua, Indonesia (New Guinea).
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  • The delicate blooms of a carnivorous bladderwort (Utricularia chrysantha). Queensland, Australia.
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  • A woolly sundew (Drosera petiolaris) from the subtropical savannas of far northern Australia. Many of these carnivorous plants enter a state of dormancy in the dry season and are unable to trap insects until the rains return. Queensland, Australia.
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  • Nepenthes rowanae, one of only a few pitcher plant species endemic to Australia. This species grows only in ever-wet swamps of the Cape York Peninsula. Queensland, Australia.
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  • Heavy rain falls over a small river amid lowland rainforest. Many inland regions of Borneo such as this receive as much as 4 meters of rainfall per year. Sarawak, Malaysia (Borneo).
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  • The Red River Fig (Ficus racemosa) is a common tree found along watercourses across Southeast Asia. The figs (which ripen red) are produced in large clusters along the trunk and branches (cauliflory) and are an important food source for a wide range of animals including bats, civets, orangutan, elephants, and hornbills. Sarawak, Malaysia (Borneo).
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  • River toad (Phrynoidis aspera). Sarawak, Malaysia (Borneo).
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  • The largest terrestrial and river predator in the world, the Estuarine Crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) can reach lengths of over 6 m and consumes a wide range of animal prey. They are commonly found in mangroves, lagoons, and large rivers along the coastline of Borneo.  Kinabatangan River, Sabah, Malaysia (Borneo).
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  • Vereh River. Cartago, Costa Rica.
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  • Smith's Green-eyed Gecko (Gekko smithii). Kinabatangan River, Sabah, Malaysia (Borneo).
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  • Belalong Tree Frog (Leptomantis belalongensis), male. Only recently described, this tiny arboreal frog is endemic to just a few river basins in northwestern Borneo. Ulu Temburong National Park, Brunei (Borneo).
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  • Dense bamboo forest along edges of Huai Kha Khaeng River, consisting mostly of huge stands of Giant Thorny Bamboo (Bambusa bambos). Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary, Thailand.
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  • Many tropical butterfly species congregate on sandy river banks to supplement their diet with dissolved minerals or animal urine. These are the Common Rose (Pachliopta aristolochiae), a species of swallowtail (family Papilionidae) widespread across Southeast Asia. Uthai Thani, Thailand.
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  • A large group of Proboscis Monkeys (Nasalis larvatus) prepares for sleep in a tree overhanging a river. Sabah, Malaysia (Borneo).
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  • Oil Palm (Elaeis guineensis) plantation showing small riparian buffer zones along rivers. Northern Borneo.
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  • Oil Palm (Elaeis guineensis) plantation showing small riparian buffer zones along rivers. Northern Borneo.
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  • The bizzare Naked Bat (Cheiromeles torquatus) is the heaviest insectivorous bat in the world and, as its name suggests, is almost completely hairless. It often hunts insects above the forest canopy or along rivers, but also occasionally descends to the ground to catch crawling prey. Sarawak, Malaysia (Borneo).
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