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February 18th 2007

Published: February 21st 2007

"The bats have left the bell tower, The victims have been bled" ("Bela Lugosi's Dead", Bauhaus; song released August 1979.) The biggest draw for tourists in Sarawak on the island of Borneo is the Gunung Mulu National Park.(Click here for link). It is a remote area of tropical rain-forest of great biodiversity that contains remarkable Karst formations and caves. Th... Read Full Entry

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Old tribal ceromonial pole at Kejaman Longhouse.

There are 2 similiar poles at the National Museum in Kuching and 1 in Brunei. All of those poles are originally from this longhouse village.

The Great cave, Niah National Park, Serawak.

Archaeological site in the Great Cave, Niah National Park.

This is where the remains of 40,000 year old modern humans were found. The oldest remains of modern man in South East Asia.

Rice threshing, near Belaga

Walkway through the forest to Niah Caves.

City of Miri

Landing at the airport, Mulu National Park

Stick Insect, Mulu National Park

Deer Cave, Mulu National Park

Langs Cave, Mulu National Park

Roof light in the Cave of the Winds, Mulu National Park

Landing for boats in the forest of Mulu National Park

Plants clinging to the cliff face of the Clearwater Cave opening.

Little Shop of Horrors!

Carnivorous plants, Mulu National Park.

Forest, tree top canopy walk, Mulu National Park

Sunset, City of MIri.

Cocao

Durian

The South East Asian fruit famous for its smell!

Durian

21st February 2007

John aka aquiferman
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bat education
Thanks for educating folks about bats ... but it's hard to educate rural people with their superstitions. The only way is bu working with the kids. Anyone really interested should go to the Bat Conservation International website to learn more

22nd February 2007

Stuart
Stuart Morgan Hurlbut

Bat Conservation International website address
Hi John, I should have included the Bat Conservation International website address as a link in the text. I would urge people to visit the site. The address is: http://www.batcon.org

21st September 2010

Hellygers
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wow...this is one of the longhouse in my hometown which is belaga...thanks for the picture..can i know when Sir Stuart come and visit to belaga?

19th August 2012

Ajeng
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Kayan longhouse
This is a photo of the moden day kayan Longhouse.

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