Playful young Orangutan. In Tanjung Puting National Park, Indonesian Borneo we came across this Orangutan with her youngster. They were both feeding but the youngster decided to do this whilst hanging upside down. Its mother paid the youngster no attention even when...
Male Orangutan calls loudly across the jungle. As we sailed along the Sekonyer River in Tanjung Puting National Park (Indonesian Borneo) we spotted a male Orangutan high in the trees along the river bank. It was scratching itself and eating fruits. It the disappeared...
An Orangutan called Albert - a large alpha male. Light rain was falling in Tanjung Puting National Park in Indonesian Borneo when this large alpha male Orangutan turned up at the feeding station. He was known as Albert - a great name for such a striking great ape. One...
Proboscis Monkeys and their tiny babies. As we sailed along the Sekonyer River in Tanjung Puting National Park (Indonesian Borneo) we spotted a female Proboscis Monkey sitting on an exposed branch over the river. She was nursing her very young baby. All was peaceful...
Just hanging around: Orangutan with her tiny baby. In Tanjung Puting National Park, Indonesian Borneo we were lucky to come across a Orangutan with her tiny baby. It was remarkable that they just hung from the branches of trees without a care in the world. A clear...
Greater Coucal with a Speckle-headed Vine Snake. It was raining in Tanjung Puting National Park (Indonesian Borneo) as we sailed along the Sekonyer River. A flash of colour across the river - a Greater Coucal. It landed in a tree on the river bank and we could see...
Probocis Monkeys on the move. As we sailed along the Sekonyer River in Tanjung Puting National Park (Indonesian Borneo) we could see and hear a troupe of Proboscis Monkeys making their way through the jungle. We got in position where we anticipated the moneys would...
Orangutan with her young baby. In Tanjung Puting National Park, Indonesian Borneo we were lucky to come across a Orangutan with her young baby. It was remarkable watch how effortlessly she moved amongst the tree with her baby clinging to her hair. They looked so...
Young Orangutan has fun in the tree. In the distance in Tanjung Putting National Park (Indonesian Borneo) we could hear movement in the trees. It was a young Orangutan heading our direction. We could then see it as it swung through the trees. Such fun to watch an...
An impressive alpha male Orangutan. In Indonesian Borneo we had sailed along the Sekonyer River to visit Camp Leakey in Tanjung Putting National Park. Here we encountered this wonderful alpha male orangutan (given the name Jacob by the local guides). He was a very...
Sloth bear and her cubs dig for termites. Early one morning it was great to see this sloth bear and her two cubs in Ranthambore National Park, India. As she came into view we could see her two cubs on her back. She stopped near a tree where there was a termite mound....
Sloth bear with her two playful cubs. We were watching as this sloth bear had been digging for termites in Ranthambore National Park, Rajasthan, India. As she worked hard at getting their early morning food, her two cubs were fooling around. As they played the female...
Monkeys fool around: young Langurs have fun. Watching young Langur monkeys is very entertaining. Here we were in Ranthambhore National Park, Rajasthan, India. I love the way the youngsters charge about whilst the adults look on with disdain. It was almost worth...
Sloth bear with her cubs. Early one morning as we entered Ranthambore National Park, Rajasthan, India we encountered this sloth bear and her two cubs. They were on the search for termite mounds. It was lovely to see the cubs on their mother’s back. Seeing a sloth bear...
Tiger with a Sambar kill. As we drove around Ranthambore National Park, Rajasthan, India we heard the unmistakable alarm call of a Sambar. We headed off in the direction of the alarm call to find this Tiger had taken down a female Samba on the valley floor below us....
Sloth Bear. We came across this sloth bear early one morning in Ranthambore National Park, Rajasthan, India as we searched for tigers. It was digging up a termite mound in search of one of its favourite foods. It has a long lower lip and palate adapted for sucking up...
Monkey business: a young Langur monkey has fun! Langur monkeys provided endless hours of fun as we drove around Ranthambhore National Park, Rajasthan, India as we looked for the elusive tiger. We came across this family group one morning and one of the youngsters put...
Tiger at the waterhole. The morning was getting increasingly hot in Ranthambhore National Park, Rajasthan, India. In these conditions, we were hoping to get a sighting of a Tiger sitting in water. As we turned a corner, there in a waterhole was a magnificent Tiger....
Asian Elephants enjoy a dust bath. The heat was oppressive in the early afternoon in Nagarahole National Park in India. This small herd of Asian Elephants were taking advantage of the cool water of a large waterhole. They emerged from the water and we realised that...
Indian wild dogs (Dhole) on the move. We came across this pack of Indian wild dogs (Dhole) in India’s Nagarahole National Park. They had just finished drinking at a near by waterhole before setting of with real purpose to hunt. These dogs are a striking colour with a...