Resting in Sabah tea plantations
Tea shrubs
Nice view
Entrance
Team Korea at the start
Mountain Jungle
Roots
Roots
Flora
Noir/White
Structures of Jungle I.
Structures of Jungle II.
Structures of Jungle III.
Structures of Jungle IV.
Structures of Jungle V.
Silence I.
Silence II.
Red in Green I.
Red in Green II.
Still Life I.
Still Life II.
Mt Kinabalu - sunrise at the summit
Mt Kinabalu - sunrise at the summit
Tiger of Sandakan
Street life of Sandakan
Streets of Sandakan
Streets of Sandakan
Street life of Sandakan
Gas of Sandakan
Fish of Sandakan
Watermelons of Sandakan
Street life of Sandakan
Teksi of Sandakan
Waitng for teh tarik
Orang made his own umbrella for the rain
Sepilok jungle
Trees (in BW)
Trees (in BW)
Curry House
Purple striped busses
Blue striped busses
Palms of Kinabalu
Wash yr teeth, little rascals!
Green
I want all those!
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Gomantong caves


The Gomantong Caves are an intricate cave system inside Gomantong Hill. The hill is the largest limestone outcrop in the Lower Kinabatangan area, Sandakan division, in the Malaysian state of Sabah, on Borneo island. Situated in a Sabah Parks forest reserve, the caves and the surrounding area are a protected area for wildlife, especially orangutans.
The cave system is home to many other animals, including massive populations of cockroaches and bats. Outside one can see crested serpent eagles, kingfishers, and Asian fairy bluebirds. Access is in the form of a wooden walkway circuiting the interior.
For centuries, the caves have been renowned for their valuable edible swiftlet nests, which are harvested for bird's nest soup. The most valuable of the nests, the white ones, can sell for very high prices.
Every evening, over 2 million resident bats spiral out for their evening feed. As the bats leave, the swiftlets are usually beginning to make their way back to the caves after a day's foraging. There are also bat hawks that linger not far from the scene and prey specifically on the bats as they leave their roost.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gomantong_Caves
The cave system is home to many other animals, including massive populations of cockroaches and bats. Outside one can see crested serpent eagles, kingfishers, and Asian fairy bluebirds. Access is in the form of a wooden walkway circuiting the interior.
For centuries, the caves have been renowned for their valuable edible swiftlet nests, which are harvested for bird's nest soup. The most valuable of the nests, the white ones, can sell for very high prices.
Every evening, over 2 million resident bats spiral out for their evening feed. As the bats leave, the swiftlets are usually beginning to make their way back to the caves after a day's foraging. There are also bat hawks that linger not far from the scene and prey specifically on the bats as they leave their roost.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gomantong_Caves
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