Believed by the Ibans as a messenger from the spirit world, the majestic Hornbill is truly a sight to behold as it glides effortlessly from tree to tree.

Proboscis Monkey, is endemic to Borneo’s mangrove and peat swamps. With extremely protruding noses, you will meet this endangered specis in Bako and Kuching Wetland National Parks.

Swinging precariously but confidently from the trees in mangrove and peat swamp forest throughout Sarawak, this punkish looking yet shy primate, which lives on flower and fruits, is one of the most attractive and common primates.

This regal butterfly was named in honour of Sir James Brooke, the first White Rajah of Sarawak by the famous British naturalist, Alfred Russel Wallace in 1855.

Encounter the famous ‘Man of the Forest’ found only on the island of Borneo and Sumatra. Sarawak still enjoys a big population of these great but endangered apes in the wild.

A must see by many admirers and the curious traveller, this rare bloom is found in Gunung Gading National Park and endemic to Borneo. The Rafflesia Tuanmudae grows to the size of a large coffee table and has no leaves, emitting a strong odour when in bloom. It is the world's largest flower.

Equally bizarre are these pitcher plants that trap insects, and some small mammals in its jug-like protuberances. Twenty one species of these plants have been recorded in Sarawak. They live on poor, acid soils, deficient in nitrogen. These plants are carnivorous which trap insects in the pitchers to provide them with some of their nitrogen needs. Its scientific name is Nepenthes. It starts as rosette plants and mature into tendril climbers. Some of the tendrils bears funnel-shaped pitchers.