Biological treasures from Borneo









Peter Koomen

Click for slideshow: A newly discovered green and yellow slug has an unusually
long taiil that it can wrap around its body when resting. Click on the image to see
more creatures from the “Heart of Borneo.”




Scientists are showing off some of the 123 new species they’ve found in the remote forests of Borneo, three years after the three nations that own pieces of the island agreed to safeguard 85,000 square miles (220,000 square kilometers) in the “Heart of Borneo.”

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