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    The Golden Road to Samarkand We are the Pilgrims, master; we shall go Always a little further: it may be beyond the last blue mountain barred with snow Across that angry or that glimmering sea. Surely we are brave who take the Golden Road to Samarkand. - Hassan by James E. Flecker

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    The Samboja Sanctuary is more like an actual sanctuary. This one cares for Orang-utans that have been orphaned or have had their habitat destroyed. They are the poster-child for the campaign to stop deforestation in Borneo and other parts of Malaysia. by: walkaboutthekimberleys Views[478] At Labuk Bay, the Proboscis monkeys are fed on platforms opposite viewing areas for tourists. In the wild, they don't only feed at 10:30am & 3pm daily... I think they made a spelling mistake on the sign out front, what they meant to spell was A-T-T-R-A-C-T-I-O-N. by: walkaboutthekimberleys Views[428] This is the entrance to Labuk Bay Proboscis monkey sanctuary. Not very impressive and not very interesting you might say. I should title this picture If he could talk what would he say? Stop destroying my habitat? The expression of sadness on this male Proboscis monkey says it all. Very soon, in order to see one of these bizarre looking mammels you will have no choice but to visit a zoo or a This was taken in the Klias Wetlands in Borneo and is an increasingly rare image, to be able to see a Proboscis monkey in the wild. Not many people know that they are more endangered than the Orang-utan. There are fewer than 60,000 Orang-utans left and only around 15,000 Proboscis Monkeys. by: walkaboutthekimberleys Views[386]
     

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    Thursday, 3 Jan 2013 | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

    Sometimes words cannot do justice to the amazing wonders of our world which is what drives me to take a better shot and to be able to show people what is beyond their own backyard. Travel and photography are my passions because they are my obtainable ... Read more >
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    Love trying new things, however for the record I prefer my helicopters to have doors... I'm smiling in this photo because at this point I didn't know that I would be sitting in back very shortly where there were no doors and a seatbelt that only goes over your lap...

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