Very little is known about the #Punans. Today, they number a few thousand & live in small groups scattered over an immense territory in the #primeval#forest of #Borneo.
To survive in the jungle, the Punan had to invent their own #hunting techniques suited to their environment. But when a wild game is killed, they always adopt the little orphans that they find: monkeys or otters then become members of their families.
Bird's-eye view: Boardwalk in the Luagan Lalak freshwater swamp in Belait District, #Brunei seen from above. Photo: EddBautista. #Borneo#nature#outdoors
'Confronted by the climate crisis and disruptions to global supply chains, people around the world have been searching for more sustainable and localized sources of food, driving a resurgence of Indigenous food practices. In few other places has the revival been as dramatic as in the Malaysian state of Sarawak on the northwestern coast of Borneo..."
Older than the mountain it lives on: Kinabalu sticky frogs (Kalophrynus baluensis) are thought to have diverged from their closest relatives before Mt. Kinabalu reached its present elevation. Photo: rainforestkayaker. #Borneo#wildlife#frogs#wildlifephotography
Baby with piercing eyes and a razor-sharp beak: Juvenile white-bellied sea eagle (Icthyophaga leucogaster) in #Brunei. Photo: rainforestkayaker. #Borneo#wildlife#birds#birding