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Borneo Tom

 Borneo Tom ― http://www.borneotom.com

Weekly blog about my life in Borneo and occasional articles, written with humor and awe, about the latest jungle research.

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Listed: Apr 4, 2012

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Borneo Spiderhunters

Borneo Tom ― On our fabulous island of Borneo, most nature lovers know the popular spider hunters by their long beaks and loud calls. They are common around our gardens, the forests and areas where the environment is reclaiming the land. Biologically, they are...

Tags: Avian Evolution, Borneo, Malaysia, Malaysian Borneo, Matang Wildlife Center, Asia Ornithology

Borneo Tom ― 27 weeks ago

Africa to Borneo – The Magpie Robins

Borneo Tom ― Magpie Robins hop along the forest floor, in gardens and cleared areas with their tails upright. They are one of the first birds the beginning photographer or bird watcher can add to their life list as they stop, scratch at the ground and search ...

Tags: Avian Evolution, Borneo, Malaysia, Malaysian Borneo, Matang Wildlife Center, Magpie Robins

Borneo Tom ― 27 weeks ago

Nest Building in Orangutans

Borneo Tom ― Searching for the nests of orangutans is one of the great joys in trekking the rainforest. When spotting one high in the canopy, they seem like a random group of sticks hurriedly flung together each afternoon and late dusk. Many scientists, ...

Tags: Malaysian Borneo

Borneo Tom ― 27 weeks ago

ORANGUTAN PUBERTY DELAYED NEW THEORY

Borneo Tom ― All of us who have been teachers or parents know the biological changes that affect adolescence. When a male reaches thirteen, hormones begin to cause growth spurts, activation of sex glands and personality changes. Once puberty starts there is no...

Tags: Malaysian Borneo, Adolescence, Apes, Borneo, Indonesia, Malaysia

Borneo Tom ― 27 weeks ago

BAT HAWKS

Borneo Tom ― Twirling, swirling, whirling and dancing best describes the hundred thousand or so bats leaving Deer Cave in Mulu, Borneo at twilight. One of nature’s most spectacular displays, these mammals fly in a smoke formation across the sky trying to ...

Tags: Malaysian Borneo, Borneo, Borneo Tom, Fauna, Hawks, Malaya

Borneo Tom ― 27 weeks ago

Orangutan Language only within Group

Borneo Tom ― In one of the most exciting pieces of research on orangutans and how they talk to each other was published on 7 May by a team of researchers led by Dr. Serge Wich of the University of Zurich. The star-studded scholars from Indonesia, United ...

Tags: Malaysian Borneo

Borneo Tom ― 20 May, 12

Tapir and Seed Dispersal

Borneo Tom ― How are seeds dispersed now that the large animals, elephants and rhinoceros, have been hunted from their ecological habitat? Will a Tapir take their place? Rhinoceros were once plentiful throughout the Southeast Asian ecosystem. They consumed ...

Tags: Malaysian Borneo, Malaysia, Rainforest, Seed Dispersal, Singapore, Tapir

Borneo Tom ― 25 Apr, 12

New Discovery in Borneo Cave

Borneo Tom ― In central Borneo there is this huge cave, I mean like the second biggest in the world and, in my, opinion the smelliest one. As you walk in, there are long, narrow shelf like structures, attached to the side of a cave, suitable as steps for a...

Tags: Malaysian Borneo, Uncategorized, Borneo, Deer Cave, Mulu, Biomineralization

Borneo Tom ― 4 Apr, 12

Tapirs and Seed Dispersal

Borneo Tom ― How are seeds dispersed now that the large animals, elephants and rhinoceros, have been hunted from their ecological habitat? Who took their place? A Tapir? Rhinoceros were once plentiful throughout the Southeast Asian ecosystem. They consumed ...

Tags: Malaysian Borneo, Borneo Tom, Malaya, Megafauna, Southeast Asia, Tapirus Indicus

Borneo Tom ― 4 Apr, 12

Orangutan Poetry

Borneo Tom ― Senryu (humour haiku) – Orangutan orangutan and us watch each other did an alien separate us? john tiong chunghoo majestic orangutan Majestic Orangutan Oh majestic orangutan it has been years since I saw you last I remember your eyes well ...

Tags: Malaysian Borneo, Poetry, Orangutan

Borneo Tom ― 4 Apr, 12

Soil Samples as a Tool for Rain Forest Preservation

Borneo Tom ― The Rainforest can have distinct areas where amphibians and reptiles live. One of the most obvious would be near a pond or riverside ecosystem. The number of critters increases the closer to the water. But what about soil types? Scientists in ...

Tags: Malaysian Borneo, Amazon, Frogs, Herptofauna, Lizards, Rainforest Conservation

Borneo Tom ― 4 Apr, 12

Orangutan Evolution by the Numbers

Borneo Tom ― The Borneo and Sumatra orangutan subspecies diverged about 1.1 million years ago from a common but now extinct ancestor. The ancestor’s fossils have been found throughout Southeast Asia and looked very similar to the apes of today. But how did we...

Tags: Malaysian Borneo, Sumatra, Borneo, Malaysia, Evolution

Borneo Tom ― 4 Apr, 12

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