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Wonders of the MonsoonStrange CastawaysIn pictures: Strange Castaways

A journey to the heart of the monsoon, a region of tropical islands and strange creatures

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Golden orb spider removes a toxic tiger butterfly from her web, Tambunan, Borneo

Tiger butterflies are poisonous to eat, having absorbed toxins from the Bornean foliage.

  • A giant red leech feeds on a Bornean blue earthworm
  • A mountain treeshrew feeds on the sugar secretions of a giant pitcher plant, Mount Kinabalu, Borneo
  • Mt.Kinabalu. Cameraman Richard Kirby captures the building clouds on Borneo’s highest peak
  • Black-thighed falconet, the world’s smallest bird of prey
  • Tenggerese people begin the Kasada festival at the base of Mt. Bromo, an active volcano
  • Tenggerese people taking part in the Kasada festival which happens once a year on Mt. Bromo, an active volcano
  • The extended gut of the proboscis monkey allows them to break down toxins that the plants use to protect their foliage
  • Golden orb spider removes a toxic tiger butterfly from her web, Tambunan, Borneo
  • Merapi Volcano at dawn, Java. Thousands of volcanoes are found across the islands of the malay archipelago in SE Asia.
  • Crested black macaque, Tangkoko, Sulawesi. One of the most social of all primates.

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