The intrigue of Bornean Herpetology Herpetologist, Dale Mortiboys discusses the study of all things great. I came to Borneo to study the herpetofauna. But what is herpetofauna?? The direct translation would be the study of things that crawl. Which hardly sounds very exotic. The amazing thing about Borneo is the huge amount of animals that […]
CONTINUE READINGIs it a bird? Is it a Plane? No, It is a lizard with elongated ribs flying. Well I say flying, more like controlled gliding really. Herpetologist, Dale Mortiboys gets excited about real life dragons. Lizards are fascinating to me. I have spent many hours of my life running after them. I have never seen […]
CONTINUE READINGA frog that uses disguise and patience to get a meal. Herpetologist, Dale Mortiboys lures you in to loving a leaf-shaped frog I have always wanted to see the Bornean Horned frog (Megophrys nasuta). It is a charismatic frog but not in the classical way. Instead of relying on powerful legs to hop away from predation […]
CONTINUE READINGZen and the art of tree climbing By Holli Kilburn, Researcher, Canopy It is estimated that more than 70% of life in the rainforest can be found in the trees, not an unreasonable statement when you think that the forest is mostly made up of trees, right? So by bringing canopy access into our scientific tool-kit […]
CONTINUE READINGOur Research is Not Only Focused on the Diverse Fauna we are Finding Here, But Looks at the Plant Species Which Make up the Rainforest By Lara Rogers, Assistant Lead Scientist When coming on a research expedition people are always asking you which animal you’re heading out to study. Whilst my interest is in mammals […]
CONTINUE READINGAttack of the Kamikaze Worms! By Martin Holland, Expedition Leader They came in droves. Silently and apparently randomly they attacked our team without warning or provocation. Where did they come from? What did they want? And more importantly – what were they?! Rusty was the first victim, but soon Holli, James, Lara and Tim had […]
CONTINUE READINGGibbons Wake up the Forest as Lara Introduces her Research into the Hybrid Species Found Here Filmed and Edited by Martin Holland Lara Is Setting off up The Joloi River with a Sub-Team in Search of a Hybrid Species of Gibbon By Lara Rogers, Assistant Lead Scientist So it’s now my last night at Camp […]
CONTINUE READINGRusty’s thoughts on the ‘delights’ of the forest By Rusty Goodchild, Researcher So the worms are soon to be taken care of, we have quite a large amount of anti-worm medication being delivered in the next few days (presumably it’s the same stuff you put in dog food to stop them scratching), and the battle […]
CONTINUE READINGSub-Cutaneous Worm Infestation and More Foot Rot By Holli Kilburn, Canopy Researcher The Tropical Rainforest is a closed energy system – very little comes in or goes out and there is a high rate of turnover so things rot very fast here, including us! Over half the team have parasitic worms and/or foot-rot. My right foot […]
CONTINUE READINGJames And Holli Have Just Returned From a Night at the Top of a 120ft Tree! It’s chucking it down in buckets here at Camp Foyle at the moment! I bet James and Holli are glad they chose last night to be their first night with their heads in the clouds! Filmed and Edited […]
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