ABOVE: The red circle shows a Ficus crassiramea strangler established on the first fork of a Binuang Octomeles sumatrana  tree growing next to the Tabin  (Lipad) river bridge at Tabin Wildlife Reserve in Sabah.  Photo by Quentin Phillips taken in October 2010.

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The same two trees as above but photographed by Anthea Phillipps in September 2018, eight years after the first photo. The Ficus crassiramea  looks much larger  and has smothered the lower half of the Binuang crown.
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The Ficus crassiramea  strangling a Binuang tree at Tabin. 2018 photo by William Wong
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2018 photo by William Wong
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2018 photo by William Wong
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Tabin Wildlife Reserve is surrounded by oil palm estates
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That is a major reason why Tabin is very rich in wildlife including……..
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Pig-tailed Macaques and
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Leopard Cats both of which live in the forest but enter the oil palm to catch rats. Photo Tony Lamb