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Today we will review the Sabah Ecological Training Camp led by animal expert Charles Zhao and see what nature knowledge children have learned in the Borneo rainforest.
(All photos in this article are taken by the tour leader)
On the last day of the National Day holiday, there was still a little haze at Pudong Airport in the early morning, and the body felt slightly cool.
It's hard to imagine lying in the big bed of the Borneo Rainforest Hotel 24 hours ago, sleepily looking out the window at the wet rainforest shrubs. At this time, the insects have not stopped singing at night, the noisy hornbills have begun to call friends to feed, and the harmony of gibbons or two can occasionally be heard in the chorus of nature.
This is the sound of nature that I hear every day in the Sapa rainforest of Malaysia.
I can still feel the wetness of the mist blowing over my face on the river on the banks of Kinabatang in the early morning, the coolness of a heavy rainstorm every afternoon after the sweltering heat, and the comfort of tasting Malay food at night while admiring the geckos on the roof that are also foraging.
During this 11th long holiday, I led 5 parent-child families to Sabah, Malaysia for ecological training camp activities. On Borneo, the world's third-largest island, borneo is still home to many exotic animals, although humans have destroyed nearly half of the island's pristine rainforest.
▲In addition to the two days of the first two days of close observation of the feeding behavior of the two unique local primates, the orangutan and the proboscis monkey conservation center in Sepilok and the Lab bay proboscis monkey conservation center, the last three days of the trip into the Sabah rainforest is the focus of this trip.
▲ Don't think that the trip deep into the rainforest is very hard, the eco-hotels here are clean, comfortable, and even luxurious. Crucially, her location is close to the Kinabatangan River (Jing River) basin in Sabah, Malaysia, which is the most famous wildlife viewing spot in Sabah and even in all of Southeast Asia.
The banks of the Jing River preserve large tracts of lowland primary forests, freshwater swamps and mangroves, home to pygmy elephants, orangutans, proboscis monkeys, silver leaf monkeys, crab-eating macaques, guinea-tailed macaques, hornbills, bay crocodiles and various birds. The BBC film crew filmed a series of documentaries about the creatures of Borneo here, and the father of BBC nature documentaries, Sir David Attenborough, stayed at this rainforest hotel.
▲To this day, the hotel restaurant still retains the cruise ship that Lord Ai took when filming, which is of great commemoration significance.
▲ Jazz's vision can not be wrong, the hotel has always been at the forefront of ecological protection, from construction to operation everywhere is permeated with environmental protection concepts. The hotel has even received National Geographic's Yellow Frame certification and has won several international ecotourism awards along the way.
▲The hotel arranges two boat trips every morning and one night every day, led by experienced nature guides, taking a quiet electric boat between the Jing River and its tributaries, looking for traces of these magical animals.
Here you will see:
▲ Borneo pygmy elephants feast on the shore, and the ranger's workstation next to them can not disturb them at all;
▲ The male orangutan sleeps lazily on a bed built by himself in the canopy layer, and even the thick leaves cannot cover his trademark face;
▲ Proboscis monkey jumping between branches, constantly showing its flexibility;
▲ In the early morning, the loving crowned hornbills comb their feathers on the branches of the trees;
▲ Long-tailed macaques and short-tailed macaques actually stage cross-species love;
▲ After nightfall, the mysterious Malay fishing owl offers its amazing glimpses from time to time;
▲ The stork-billed emerald, which is alert during the day, can only see its full picture at night;
▲ The black and red broadbills that love to sing mountain songs not only close their large mouths at night, but also sleep in groups.
Why Sabah
As a destination for a parent-child eco-camp?
1. Distance advantage. Flying a few hours from home to Malaysia is undoubtedly a huge advantage over a dozen-hour voyage from Africa and South America, especially for young children.
2, there are many rainforest animals here, the key is not ants!!! The Sabah Rainforest is one of the most species-rich in Southeast Asia' rainforests, and there are no annoying vampire ants in the area, which is very friendly for little ones and adults with bug phobia.
3, the ecological hotel conditions are good. After all, for leading the little ones to explore nature, in addition to a good outdoor experience, comfortable rooms and delicious meals are still essential. After all, it is an eco-hotel that has obtained the National Geographic Yellow Frame certification!
4. Professional nature guide. Nature observation must have a professional nature guide. Our guide joy is not only professional, sharp-eyed, skilled, but also super friendly, and can quickly mingle with the little ones.
5. Good conditions for ornamental animals. Unlike the African pull car safari, here is a boat ride to see the animals, the advantage is... It's so easy! Without having to work through the rainforest, the cool winds on the river take away the tropical heat, and there is no need to worry about annoying bugs such as ants and mosquitoes. At the same time, the river, as the confluence of the ecosystem, is more abundant in species, and many animals like to come to the river to forage and rest, which greatly reduces the difficulty of our observation.
▲ Since the hotel itself is located in the rainforest, the design of the full walkway overhead boardwalk allows animals to freely travel through the canopy and ground layer without destroying the rainforest vegetation.
On our way back and forth to the restaurant and room, we encounter many creatures endemic to the Borneo rainforest.
▲ This is the honey bag shrew, also called the flying shrew monkey. It does not belong to the primates of monkeys or the rodents of squirrels, but is a "piped order" of its own kind. Several times, the honey bag shrew lay on a tree near the restaurant, quietly waiting for the night to come. The leather wings on the side make themselves the perfect gliding machine, like a flying carpet when unfolding in the air, quietly coming and going without a trace.
▲ We also encountered the paradise golden flower snake on the hotel boardwalk, although some children are slightly afraid of snakes, but this snake is not aggressive to people, and in the blink of an eye, it goes under the boardwalk.
▲ This is its true face, the paradise golden flower snake is also known as the "flying snake", when chasing prey or dodging predators, they will squash their bodies and move in the air to achieve a glide distance of more than 20 meters.
▲ These rainforest flying objects are the biggest feature of the Southeast Asian rainforest, we also saw flying lizards and flying geckos this time, I feel that in this rainforest, if you can't fly (glide) are embarrassed to say hello to others.
▲ In addition to boat tours, you can also explore on foot on the hotel trails under the guidance of a nature guide, and even take a night tour, and safety is absolutely guaranteed!
▲In addition to the big goods such as owls and giant squirrels, the rainforest at night is also full of surprises.
▲ Rainforest hotel services are all-inclusive, as long as you stay, you can enjoy the various wildlife viewing services provided by the hotel, and the day's itinerary is quite fulfilling.
Of course, the biggest difference between the ecological training camp and other Sabah products is that we have professional team leaders who take children to experience nature and learn nature anytime and anywhere on the boat, in the hotel and in the rainforest.
▲Our professional tour leaders will arrange various forms of nature learning courses:
☛ Why did Sir Wallace come to the same conclusion as Darwin after traveling around the Malay Islands?
☛ How many layers of rainforest is there?
☛ What is the current state of the Borneo rainforest?
☛ Why is the nose of the proboscis monkey so big?
☛ What are the animals of the Borneo Five?
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Theory is combined with practice, problems combined with observation, and knowledge learned in nature may have a positive impact on children's lives.
I dare say that as long as you experience our Sabah Eco Training Camp, you will find that the children's access is beyond your imagination! Maybe next time you will consider our South African Eco Training Camp, East Africa Eco Training Camp, and let the natural ecology become a part of the children's growth.
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