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Why Borneo Should Be Your Next Wildlife Destination
Wild orangutans, pygmy elephants, a rainforest older than the Amazon, and somehow, nobody in your friend group has been yet.
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Pontus Plate: Long-Lost Part Of Earth Believed To Be 120-Million-Year-Old Discovered In Borneo
Researchers have reconstructed the ancient Pontus plate, estimating it covered an area roughly one-quarter the size of the Pacific Ocean.
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Leaf Fossil Study Reveals Borneo's Rainforest Trees 4 Million Years Old
Scientists have recently discovered that the current dominant tree group, the dipterocarps, has covered rainforests on the island of Borneo for at least four million years.
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World's Only Known Albino Orangutan Spotted In Borneo Rainforest
The world's only known albino orangutan has been spotted alive and well in a Borneo rainforest, more than a year after she was released into the wild, conservationists say.
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Incredible Moment An Orangutan Extends A Helping Hand To Man In River
An incredible photo has captured the moment an orangutan reached out to help a conservationist who appeared to be stuck in a river.
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Sumatran Rhino Now Extinct In Malaysia After Last One Dies Of Cancer
The last surviving Sumatran rhino in Malaysia has died, wildlife officials said Sunday.
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Borneo Pygmy Elephant Shot 70 Times, Tusks Removed
An endangered pygmy elephant found dead on Borneo island had been shot about 70 times and its tusks hacked off during a brutal attack by poachers, Malaysian officials said today.
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Indonesians Choked By Toxic Haze Due To Forest Fire Pray For Rain
Hundreds of people held a mass prayer for rain in a smoke-filled Indonesian city on Friday, desperately hoping that downpours will extinguish forest fires and wash away the toxic haze covering wide swathes of the country.
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Sleepy To Sleepless? Indonesia's New Capital In Forest Of Borneo Island
By day, the unforgiving sun glares off the road beside Ipah's wooden home with blinding brightness as a passing motorbike stirs a swirl of dust. By night, the beams of an occasional truck carrying coal or palm fruits pierce the darkness.
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Indonesia's Plan To Change Capital May Trigger Fresh Crisis, Warn Critics
Abandoning Jakarta for a new capital in Borneo won't save the fast-sinking Indonesian megacity from disaster and could even spark a fresh environmental crisis in a region home to rainforests and endangered orangutans, critics have warned.
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Indonesia Picks Eastern Borneo Island As New Capital
Indonesia has chosen the eastern edge of jungle-clad Borneo island for its new capital, President Joko Widodo said this morning, as the country looks to shift its political heart away from congested megalopolis Jakarta.
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Species Of Ant That "Explodes" To Fight Foes Discovered On Borneo Island
The creatures, which have the scientific name Colobopsis explodens, were found by a team of researchers in the tiny state of Brunei, which inhabits a sliver of land in the north of the biodiverse island.
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Indonesian Army Chopper Pilot Saved Days After Crash
The pilot of an Indonesian army helicopter has been rescued alive days after the aircraft crashed on Borneo island, an official said Monday, but four other crew members are still missing.
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Malaysia Military Helicopter Crashes Into A School, 22 Injured
Malaysian authorities say a military helicopter crashed into a school in a rural area on Borneo island, injuring at least 22 people including students.
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Indonesia Urges Action As High-Seas Kidnappings Surge
Indonesia called Monday on Malaysia and the Philippines to do more to secure their "unsafe" waters after the weekend abduction of sailors by suspected Islamist militants.
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Why Borneo Should Be Your Next Wildlife Destination
Wild orangutans, pygmy elephants, a rainforest older than the Amazon, and somehow, nobody in your friend group has been yet.
-
Pontus Plate: Long-Lost Part Of Earth Believed To Be 120-Million-Year-Old Discovered In Borneo
Researchers have reconstructed the ancient Pontus plate, estimating it covered an area roughly one-quarter the size of the Pacific Ocean.
-
Leaf Fossil Study Reveals Borneo's Rainforest Trees 4 Million Years Old
Scientists have recently discovered that the current dominant tree group, the dipterocarps, has covered rainforests on the island of Borneo for at least four million years.
-
World's Only Known Albino Orangutan Spotted In Borneo Rainforest
The world's only known albino orangutan has been spotted alive and well in a Borneo rainforest, more than a year after she was released into the wild, conservationists say.
-
Incredible Moment An Orangutan Extends A Helping Hand To Man In River
An incredible photo has captured the moment an orangutan reached out to help a conservationist who appeared to be stuck in a river.
-
Sumatran Rhino Now Extinct In Malaysia After Last One Dies Of Cancer
The last surviving Sumatran rhino in Malaysia has died, wildlife officials said Sunday.
-
Borneo Pygmy Elephant Shot 70 Times, Tusks Removed
An endangered pygmy elephant found dead on Borneo island had been shot about 70 times and its tusks hacked off during a brutal attack by poachers, Malaysian officials said today.
-
Indonesians Choked By Toxic Haze Due To Forest Fire Pray For Rain
Hundreds of people held a mass prayer for rain in a smoke-filled Indonesian city on Friday, desperately hoping that downpours will extinguish forest fires and wash away the toxic haze covering wide swathes of the country.
-
Sleepy To Sleepless? Indonesia's New Capital In Forest Of Borneo Island
By day, the unforgiving sun glares off the road beside Ipah's wooden home with blinding brightness as a passing motorbike stirs a swirl of dust. By night, the beams of an occasional truck carrying coal or palm fruits pierce the darkness.
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Indonesia's Plan To Change Capital May Trigger Fresh Crisis, Warn Critics
Abandoning Jakarta for a new capital in Borneo won't save the fast-sinking Indonesian megacity from disaster and could even spark a fresh environmental crisis in a region home to rainforests and endangered orangutans, critics have warned.
-
Indonesia Picks Eastern Borneo Island As New Capital
Indonesia has chosen the eastern edge of jungle-clad Borneo island for its new capital, President Joko Widodo said this morning, as the country looks to shift its political heart away from congested megalopolis Jakarta.
-
Species Of Ant That "Explodes" To Fight Foes Discovered On Borneo Island
The creatures, which have the scientific name Colobopsis explodens, were found by a team of researchers in the tiny state of Brunei, which inhabits a sliver of land in the north of the biodiverse island.
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Indonesian Army Chopper Pilot Saved Days After Crash
The pilot of an Indonesian army helicopter has been rescued alive days after the aircraft crashed on Borneo island, an official said Monday, but four other crew members are still missing.
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Malaysia Military Helicopter Crashes Into A School, 22 Injured
Malaysian authorities say a military helicopter crashed into a school in a rural area on Borneo island, injuring at least 22 people including students.
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Indonesia Urges Action As High-Seas Kidnappings Surge
Indonesia called Monday on Malaysia and the Philippines to do more to secure their "unsafe" waters after the weekend abduction of sailors by suspected Islamist militants.
