Introduction to Nature Reserve

The Long-Tailed Macaque is native to Southeast Asia and lives in a wide variety of habitats, including primary lowland rainforest, disturbed or secondary rainforest, shrub land, and riverine and coastal forests. Males are considerably larger than females and have a cheek pouch which they use to store food while foraging. Their tails are longer than the body which they use for balance when they jump distances of up to 5m. Fruits and seeds make up most of their diet but they also eat leaves, flowers, roots, bark and sometimes prey on vertebrates (including baby birds, nesting female birds, lizards, frogs, and fish), invertebrates, and bird eggs.

As with other pit vipers, this is a venomous snake, with heat-sensing pits on the sides of the head. It may be found at heights ranging from low vegetation to mid-canopy levels. IT has a wide range of subspecies all evolved within Borneo and are almost genetically identical with slightly varying colours and markings.

Slow lorises are perfectly adapted to life in trees with special pincer-like hands and feet. Being nocturnal, they use scent-marking to communicate with each other and large eyes to help forage in the dark. Its main diet consists of insects! They are highly vulnerable to the pet trade and need protection.

This common species occurs throughout Southeast Asia in virtually all habitats including urban areas where it may sometimes be seen feasting on roadkill. It is particularly common, however, in mangrove areas as it is a strong swimmer and it can flourish on a diet of crabs and other large invertebrates. It can remain submerged underwater for a considerable amount of time. It is also an agile climber and a raider of bird's nests. The Malayan Water Monitor is distinguished from other monitors by the position of the nostrils, which lie near the tip of the snout.

Hornbills (Bucerotidae) are a family of bird found in tropical and subtropical Africa, Asia and Melanesia. They are characterized by a long, down-curved bill which is frequently brightly colored and sometimes has a casque on the upper mandible. There is a group of 3 in Rasa Ria, take a picture when you spot them around.