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These photos depict a tiger, but the authenticity of the photographs was doubted, [1] and its origin remains unclear. [5] It might have been an escaped captive animal. [14] In 1995, native people in Central Kalimantan claimed to have heard a tiger roar, and that they were able to distinguish between a tiger's roar and vocalisations of other ...
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Borneo has own a wide variety of bird species. The geological history of Borneo is a major factor: long isolation of the island, broken during the last Ice age, when Borneo was connected to the continent of Asia, led to a combination of Asian and native species. There are about 420 species of birds and 37 are endemic to Borneo [4] [5]
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On International Tiger Day, take a deeper look at the struggle these iconic and endangered big cats face all around the world. The struggle and resilience of the world's tigers, in photos Skip to ...
tiger.jpg A grainy mobile phone photo of one of the world’s most iconic cats prowling in the snow is offering conservationists hope that an endangered species may be making a comeback.
The wildlife trade has had a detrimental effect on Indonesia's fauna, including rhinoceroses, orangutans, tigers, elephants, and certain species of amphibians. [ 30 ] Up to 95% of animals sold in markets are taken directly from the wild, rather than from captive breeding stock; and more than 20% of the animals died in transportation. [ 31 ]
The high diversity and endemicity of mammals is related to the many niches found in the tropical rain forest of Borneo and past Pleistocene events within the Sundaland region. During interglacial and post-glacial periods, there was migration of animal from the Asian mainland into Borneo and into Sulawesi via the Philippines .