A colugo feeding on Ficus microcarpa leaves in the forest next to the visitor cabins at Bako National Park, Sarawak, Borneo. Ficus microcarpa is by far the most common large strangling fig at Bako. According to a study by D. Nasir (2012) Behavioural Ecology of the Sunda Colugo, colugos feed on the leaves of about 30 different species of common trees at Bako but Ficus microcarpa leaves are some of the most preferred.
The colourful ears appear like eyes at the back of the head presumably to deter attacks from behind.
