In the heart of Sabah, Danum Valley is a living jungle like no other


Photos By EDDIE CHUA

A red leaf monkey (maroon langur) perching high in the canopy, alert and curious. Its orange coat blazes against the jungle green, a true emblem of Borneo’s unique primates.

The road to Danum Valley in Lahad Datu, Sabah, is not so much a path as it is a surrender.

Hours of bumping through gravel and laterite, hemmed in by endless oil palm estates – and then, as if nature has drawn a boundary in ink, the plantations vanish.

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