Proboscis monkey - Another portrait

Young male proboscis monkey.

Proboscis monkey - A portrait

Being thoughtful...

Proboscis monkey - A portrait

Proboscis monkey - Borneo

Labuk Bay Proboscis Monkey Sanctuary was established by a private plantation owner to offer alternative food sources to proboscis monkeys that could no longer find sufficient subsistence with their shrinking habitat due to the expansion of agriculture. It is now the best location to observe this animal at close range with great pictures opportunities.

Proboscis monkey - Borneo

Male proboscis monkey at the Labuk Bay proboscis monkey sanctuary, reached from Sandakan.

Proboscis Monkey - Kinabatangan River - Borneo

Adult male proboscis monkey observing the river from its vantage point.

Proboscis Monkey - Kinabatangan River - Borneo

Proboscis monkeys are endemic to Borneo. They are usually found in mangrove, nipah and lowland forests along rivers' edges. The adult male weighs approx. 20 to 25 kg and has a long pendulous nose, big bloated belly and a long thick tail. Female, on the other hand, weighs 10 to 15 kg and features a small pointed nose (above a young male).

In the evening, proboscis monkeys find tall tree branches by the river side, which they will hug to sleep upon night fall.