Sungai Kinabatangan One
I caught a minivan to Lahad Datu from Semporna and then another one to Kota Kinabatangan, where I had to wait about three hours for the bus to the Kinabatangan River. When we got there we registered at the Nature Lodge Kinabatangan and then after a short time, hopped in the boat for our first trip up the river. It was raining at first but it soon stopped and the sun came out and we had a lovely time. No birds, but lots of different monkeys.
Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus morio)
This is the Borneo Orangutan. The other orangutans are in Sumatra. They belong to the only genus of great apes native to Asia. Orangutans share about 97% or their DNA with humans. They stay by themselves and do not hang out in groups. This is a female, feeding on some figs.
Proboscis Monkey (Nasalis lavartus) -female
Proboscis Monkeys feed on vegetable matter. They are ruminants, like cows, and have four stomachs.
Proboscis Monkey (Nasalis lavartus) – male
The male has a big nose which is supposed to impress the ladies. The malay name is Monyet Belanda, or dutch monkey, probably referring to the big red alcoholic noses and fat bellies of the early colonisers.
Proboscis Monkey (Nasalis lavartus)
This young monkey is angry and telling us to go away.
Pig-tailed Macaque (Macaca nemestrima)
They have a short curly tail, just like a pig.
Silvery Lutung (Trachypithecus cristatus)
I am not quite sure about the proper name yet. I tend to think of them as Langurs. But they do just eat leaves. Also known as the Silver Tipped Langur or Silvered Leaf Monkey. “The silvery lutung (Trachypithecus cristatus), also known as the silvered leaf monkey or the silvery langur, is an Old World monkey. … It has grey-tipped, dark brown or black fur, giving it a uniform silvery appearance. ” (wiki)
Water Monitor (Varanus salvator)
“The Asian water monitor (Varanus salvator), also called common water monitor, is a large varanid lizard native to South and Southeast Asia. It is one of the most common monitor lizards in Asia, ranging from Sri Lanka and coastal northeast India to Indochina, Malay Peninsula, and Indonesian islands where it lives close to water.” (wiki)
Wrinkled Hornbill (Aceros corrugatus)
Not many birds, so I have to put this one last, even though it is a tick. doh!
Sungai Kinabatangan animal list
Proboscis Monkey (Nasalis lavartus)
Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus morio)
Silvery Lutung (Trachypithecus cristatus)
Long-tailed Macaque (Macaca fascicularis)
Pig-tailed Macaque (Macaca nemestrima)
Water Monitor (Varanus salvator )
Wrinkled Hornbill (Aceros corrugatus)
Purple Heron
Oriental Darter
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