Silver Monkey

Proboscis Monkey Day Trip

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March 29th 2010
Another day trip I took from Sandakan was to the Proboscis Monkey Sanctuary. The Proboscis are only found in Borneo and it is believed that there are only about 1,000 left living. Their habitat is the low land mangrove swamps that is also being destroyed because of palm oil plantation expansion. They travel in groups, either a bachelor group or a herem with one dominant male and several wives a ... read more

Asia » Malaysia » Sabah » Sandakan

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During the late 18th and 19th centuries, Great Britain established colonies and protectorates in the area of current Malaysia; these were occupied by Japan from 1942 to 1945. In 1948, the British-ruled territories on the Malay Peninsula formed the Fe... ... read more