Borneo Rainforest

The Borneo Rainforest is one of the world's remaining significant biodiversity hotspots. With nearly 400,000 square kilometers (154,440 square miles) of rainforest shared between Indonesia, Malaysia, and Brunei on the world's third biggest island, the number of distinct species of plants, trees, animals, reptiles, insects, and birds is enormous. This old rainforest ecosystem may be ancient, but with a human population that exceeds 20 million people and rising global strain on Borneo's untapped resources, this wild, secluded island is threatened by deforestation, poaching, and habitat degradation.

Borneo is most famous for being the home of the Orangutan. These huge, intelligent ginger apes are genetically comparable to humans, despite spending much of their time in the trees making nests. There are also Gibbons, Macaques, Langurs, and the small, wide-eyed, nocturnal Tarsier, as well as the long-nosed Proboscis Monkey. The flora is as diverse as the wildlife, and the Borneo rainforest is home to some of the world's tallest tropical trees. There are at least 3,000 tree species, however the Big Five Flora of Borneo may pique your curiosity. These are five massive Borneo plants, including the notorious Rafflesia, that can produce the biggest blossoms ever recorded.