ABOVE: A male Ficus parietalis fig with branches of colourful fruit overhanging the water along the bank of the Sg Resang a tributary of the Kinabatangan River in Sabah. You can tell that this fig plant is male because male fruit are larger than female fruit and ripen yellow instead of red.
This “single rope bridge” was built by Hutan (an orangutan conservation organization) across the Sungei Resang. The bridge allows primates to cross the river to prevent them being isolated by the development of nearby oil palm plantations.Lesser Fish Eagle Ichthyophaga humilis. Three different species of large fish eagle are all common along the Kinabatangan River indicating an abundance of fish. The main reason that fish are so common is the abundance of figs especially Ficus racemosathat drop ripe figs into the water.
The abundance of wildlife attracts numerous tourists, here watching a herd of elephants on the banks of the Kinabatangan.
