Posts Tagged ‘Borneo’
New primate has cute face and toxic tongue
U. MISSOURI (US) — A venomous primate with two tongues would seem safe from the pet trade, but the big-eyed, teddy-bear face of the slow loris has made it a target for illegal poachers. Continue…
Thursday, December 13, 2012 17:04 - 0 Comments
Earth & Environment - Feb 20, 2012 15:55 - 1 Comment
Habitat loss threatens proboscis monkeys
CARDIFF (UK) — The destruction of riparian forests in the name of development may cause a significant decline in the proboscis monkey populations throughout Borneo, conservationists report. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Aug 4, 2010 10:17 - 0 Comments
Orangutans rule as couch potato kings
WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS (US)—Orangutans living in a large indoor/outdoor habitat use less energy, relative to body mass, than nearly any eutherian mammal ever measured, including sedentary humans. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Feb 9, 2010 11:55 - 0 Comments
New ‘Flowerpecker’ spotted in Borneo
LEEDS (UK)—A new species of bird has been seen—but only once—in the Bornean rainforest. (more…)
