The Plain Pygmy Squirrel is one of the smallest, fastest and cutest squirrel in the world, measuring from head to tail, 13 inch and weighing in at 15-20g.
Mikko was the second youngest orangutan at BOSF Nyaru Menteng Sanctuary when he arrived in February 2010 after being confiscated from a nearby village. He is bright and healthy and likes to play and make friends with everyone! 🙂 The young orangutans learn and explore in the nursery under the close supervision of their surrogate mothers for several years. About BOSF Nyaru Menteng Sanctuary The BOS Foundation has rescued over 1000 orangutans in Central Kalimantan and currently care for and support over 600 orangutans at Nyaru Menteng. The main activities of Nyaru Menteng Orangutan Rehabilitation and Reintroduction Center is quarantine […]
This is a very laid-back and sleepy fox indeed. It yawned more than a dozen times during the 10-15 minutes that I was photographing it. I am really amazed at the perfect pearly whites that it has, no cavity! 😀
Orangutan babies solely rely on their mothers for milk, warmth and love; staying close to their mothers for as long as eight years. Ben was born in BOSF Nyaru Menteng, but sadly he was rejected by his mother. With no alternative, the care-takers (or surrogate mothers) have raised Ben lovingly by hand. Adopt Little Ben at BOSF website.
A family with their weeks-old chick perched on top of a rock during high tide. The parents usually take turn to find food for the chick. Occasionally, the chick gets swapped off their feet into the sea by the strong waves, but it is capable of swimming back and climb back to the same rock and wait for its parents. This photo was taken in 2009 when I was still a newbie in my wildlife photography career. Never thought that 5 years later, it would be gifted to The Duke of Edinburgh by Singapore’s President Mr. Tony Tan, on his […]
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