The next day, we did two more cruises down the river and two small jungle treks. Now, spoiled as we are with wildlife, we didn't really expect to see that much. Wrong again. The day started off with 8-9 Asian elephants having a breakfeast on the river banks. They were chomping down the young riverside plants and the more they ate, the better we could see them. We were able to bring the boat up close and personal, and Chel got some good shots.
Chel, chillng with her elephant buddies
And a good morning to you too
More elephant than meets the eye
The pic above shows a small river inlet that lead us to one of the many oxbow lakes located around the river. An oxbow lake is a type of lake which is formed when a wide meander from a stream or a river is cut off to form a lake. They are called oxbow lakes due to the distinctive curved shape that results from this process. So now you all know something about the destination, here are some things we saw along the way: a baby croc, cheekily giving us the uber-predator stare, another snake reticulated python and off course some playful makakes.
Straight out of Jungle Book
Before we headed back, however, some locals had saved a hornbill bird who was chased and attacked by two other birds. He almost drowned but they managed to pull him out the water and was given some treatment at the river camp before they set him free again. Chel said he reminded her a little of Sois when he has just waken up. With the bird and the awfully dirty shoes in the boat, we headed back down the river.
On the ride back, we found a tree full of the so-called proboscis monkeys. Now these are known for their noses (and some other reddish attachment as well). You could argue that the male's nose looks like a glowing red, hairless scrotum. The females (who have smaller, pointy noses) seem to dig these facial scrotums: the bigger the nose, the bigger the chance that that guy is going to get lucky and become the dominant male (who off course gets all the chicks). Another interesting fact about these monkeys is that they can only eat the leaves from certain trees along river banks. Their stomachs get easily upset and eating fruits, for instance, can create so much intestinal gasses, acids and stress that they could die. This means that their habitat is limited and because more and more people are starting to live further down the rivers, these guys see their options dwindling (as so many other animals). The next post will showcase some pictures and a final story about the abovementioned proboscis monkeys. Unitl we blog again!
The next day, we did two more cruises down the river and two small jungle treks. Now, spoiled as we are with wildlife, we didn't really expect to see that much. Wrong again. The day started off with 8-9 Asian elephants having a breakfeast on the river banks. They were chomping down the young riverside plants and the more they ate, the better we could see them. We were able to bring the boat up close and personal, and Chel got some good shots. 
Chel, chillng with her elephant buddies
And a good morning to you too
More elephant than meets the eye
The pic above shows a small river inlet that lead us to one of the many oxbow lakes located around the river. An oxbow lake is a type of lake which is formed when a wide meander from a stream or a river is cut off to form a lake. They are called oxbow lakes due to the distinctive curved shape that results from this process. So now you all know something about the destination, here are some things we saw along the way: a baby croc, cheekily giving us the uber-predator stare, another snake reticulated python and off course some playful makakes.
Straight out of Jungle Book
Before we headed back, however, some locals had saved a hornbill bird who was chased and attacked by two other birds. He almost drowned but they managed to pull him out the water and was given some treatment at the river camp before they set him free again. Chel said he reminded her a little of Sois when he has just waken up. With the bird and the awfully dirty shoes in the boat, we headed back down the river.
On the ride back, we found a tree full of the so-called proboscis monkeys. Now these are known for their noses (and some other reddish attachment as well). You could argue that the male's nose looks like a glowing red, hairless scrotum. The females (who have smaller, pointy noses) seem to dig these facial scrotums: the bigger the nose, the bigger the chance that that guy is going to get lucky and become the dominant male (who off course gets all the chicks). Another interesting fact about these monkeys is that they can only eat the leaves from certain trees along river banks. Their stomachs get easily upset and eating fruits, for instance, can create so much intestinal gasses, acids and stress that they could die. This means that their habitat is limited and because more and more people are starting to live further down the rivers, these guys see their options dwindling (as so many other animals). The next post will showcase some pictures and a final story about the abovementioned proboscis monkeys. Unitl we blog again!
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