Borneo: the land below the wind
Sally Le Page
Dec 7, 2012 16:59
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I visited the reefs, mangroves and rainforests of Sabah, Borneo to learn how to study tropical forest ecology. On the way I saw sharks, orangutans and even royalty! See this as a behind the scenes of a rainforest researcher, or yet another reason why you should apply to read Biology at Oxford University (other universities are available!).
The reef was in the Tunku Abdul Rahman Marine Park, the mangrove forest was at the Kota Kinabalu Wetlands Centre and the virgin rainforest was in Danum Valley. Apologies that the video quality isn't as high as possible - I didn't fancy lugging my DSLR through the tropics in 100% humidity!
'The land below the wind' is a traditional phrase used by sailors describing Sabah as it sits south of the typhoon belt.
Credits:
Music: 'Song Awakening Hope II', Sonja Johansen (used with kind permission) https://www.youtube.com/LoveSonjaXD/
SFX: Coral reef crackle: http://www.freesfx.co.uk (royalty free license)
Photos (used with kind permission):
Fish owl, Dung beetle trap contents, Dung beetle containers: Joe Bartram
Civet: Patrick Kennedy http://www.flickr.com/photos/88283942@N02/8253840042/in/photostream
Bearded pig: Steven Fiddaman http://www.flickr.com/photos/16805448@N05/
Thanks to Dr Owen Lewis at the Zoology Department, Oxford for organising the trip and Danum Valley Field Centre.
My website: http://sallylepage.co.uk
My twitter: http://twitter.com/sallylepage
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