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Mammals of Borneo- Borneo Pygmy Elephant

Posted in Animal, Park, Photography, Places, Travel, Zoo, tagged , , , , , , , , on December 1, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Dumbos in Borneo
Regarded as a sub-species of the Asian elephants, the Borneo elephants are distinguished by their smaller sizes, larger ears and longer tails with babyish faces. But, somehow, they all look the same to me. Pardon me for the ignorance.

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Bajau Kid

Posted in Animal, Entertainments, Happenings, Photography, Places, Travel, tagged , , , , , on November 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Billy the Kid
 

Scene of  Tamu Besar Horse Parade, Kota Belud- 25 Nov., 2009

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Bajau Horsemen of Kota Belud

Posted in Animal, Entertainments, Festive Season, Happenings, Photography, Places, Travel, tagged , , , , on November 11, 2009 | Comments Off

Trooping the Colour, Borneo Style
Kota Belud, “waaaah!”, the land of horses & buffalos (it could easily be the land of milk & honey). So, here it begins the story of the “Five Horsemen On the Prairie“. First thing first, let’s meet our world-famous horseman of Kota Belud. I have seen pictures of this old gentleman countless [...]

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Contemplating By Aki Nabalu With the Canines

Posted in Animal, Happenings, Park, Photography, Places, Travel, tagged , , , , on November 8, 2009 | Comments Off

The Dog Days of Summer
A scene of tranquility by the Kalangadan restaurant near to the Kinabalu Park at the new break of dawn.

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Horses of Kota Belud

Posted in Animal, Happenings, Photography, Places, Travel, tagged , , , on November 6, 2009 | Comments Off

Blazing Saddle
The horses in Kota Belud are often referred to as the pony horses for the reason of their being a crossbreed between the pony and horse. I would still  regard them as the pure-bred horses as they do not resemble the pony in any way . Their sizes may just about give the clue [...]

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Bornean Cockerel

Posted in Animal, Birds, Hotel, Photography, Places, Resort, Travel, tagged , , , , , , on October 30, 2009 | Comments Off

Morning Call @ Your Service
Welcome to Sabah, the Land that says” Tse!” to the Wind! Have a wonderful stay at our world-class hotel facilities. Our top notch mode of morning call is second to none- not that we are boasting. We have a way of making you rise and shine so as to enable you to [...]

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Mammals of Borneo- Bornean Gibbon

Posted in Animal, Apes, Park, Photography, Places, Travel, Zoo, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on October 20, 2009 | Comments Off

Do The Funky Gibbon
A one woman man is this primate. That surely is sweet music to the ladies’ ears.

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Animals of Borneo- Banteng

Posted in Animal, Photography, Places, Travel, Zoo, tagged , , , , , , on October 9, 2009 | Comments Off

Borneo Tembadau- The Wild Cattle of the Swamps
Tembadau and banteng are the interchangeable names for the same cattle species. And they can be found in the interiors & south east regions of Sabah.

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Bathing The Elephants

Posted in Animal, Beaches, Pantai, Photography, Places, Resort, Seaside, Travel, Zoo, tagged , , , , , , , , , on October 8, 2009 | Comments Off

And The Elephants Went In Two By Two
These are supposedly Borneo elephants.

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Water Buffalo in the Paddy Field

Posted in Animal, Places, Travel, tagged , , , , , on September 25, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Buffalo Bill in the Wild, Wild East
A dwindling sight now in Sabah, although water buffalos can still be seen when you travel further afield from the town centres.

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Crocodile Dundee

Posted in Animal, Photography, tagged , on September 10, 2009 | Comments Off

Rock Around the Croc
Jurrasic Park

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Sun Bear @ Lok Kawi Wildlife Park

Posted in Animal, Photography, Places, Travel, tagged , , on August 27, 2009 | Comments Off

The Sleek Nocturnal Operator
Sun Bear- listed as “Vulnerable” species under the ICUN red list.

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Orangutan- the Tree Man @ Lok Kawi Wildlife Park

Posted in Animal, Apes, Park, Photography, Places, Travel, Zoo, tagged , , , , , , on August 25, 2009 | Comments Off

The Dawn of  Man
Forest-men are roaming around Lok Kawi Wildlife Park waiting to welcome you to their humble abode.

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Birds of Borneo- White Bellied Sea Eagle

Posted in Animal, Birds, Park, Photography, Places, Travel, Zoo, tagged , , , , , , on August 8, 2009 | Comments Off

The Beer-Bellied Bird of Prey
As the title implies this little flighty dinasaur is one little drunken sailor on the sea.

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Sabah MKA Dog Show

Posted in Animal, Championship, Happenings, Photography, tagged , , on July 17, 2009 | Comments Off

Ciao Chow!
Sabah MKA Dog Show 2009- 7 June.
This sleepy-head is so cute and lovely.  And it is well trained & obedient as well. It was left on top of a cage and it just stayed there taking an afternoon siesta.  Believe you me it was a massive dog- as big as a five-foot-something fat man. I believe [...]

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Macaque Monkey

Posted in Animal, Apes, Places, Travel, tagged , , , , on July 12, 2009 | Comments Off

The “Nit-picker”
Macaque monkey is of course a common primate spread over most of the Asian & African continents. In Kota Kinabalu you “may” sometimes encounter one when you take a stroll up to the Signal Hill Observatory. More likely you will see one if you take the Jalan Istana (Road). Do not attempt to approach [...]

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Baby Orangutan

Posted in Animal, Apes, Park, Photography, Places, Travel, Zoo, tagged , , , , , , , on July 7, 2009 | 1 Comment »

The “Poser”
On a photoshoot assignment with a top supermodel.
Orang Utans (the original and proper spellings), as you know, are the native primates indigenous to the islands of  Borneo & Sumatara. Listed as one of the endangered species of the Great Ape variety,  North Borneo is one of the places where you can see Orang-utan in great numbers. Sepilok [...]

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