Bako National Park (Sarawak-Borneo)

Home to the Proboscis monkey, off we went hoping for some close encounters. After the beautiful sightings of the Orangutangs, we were still ravelling about the beauty of nature in Borneo and just couldn't get enough!
We left Kutching  on the local bus for the total sum of 1 Malaysian ringlet each... so basically pennies. A short hour later, we hopped on a local boat that dropped us off in this small paradise. We spent 3 days and 2 nights here. We were practically the only ones there overnight which was perfect since the day tours brought a few tourists and the animals seemed to show up before the day tours arrived or after they had gone :)
We were not disappointed. We saw many Probiscus monkeys as we walked around this lovely park, sometimes they were high up in the trees, other times just chilling down close to our porch. 

Such a peculiar animal. It is one of the largest of the apes present in Asia with males typically reaching 50lbs. They are excellent swimmers and live mostly in mangrove areas of the island. Their huge nose is a cartilage mass that comes down below their nose at a length reaching 10 cm. This nose is seen on the males and is thought to be a sexual selection by the females who prefer the loud vocalization  the larger nose can carry out. 
When we observe them, it is quite funny to see this large floppy nose dangle as they eat. And their vocalization sounds like a loud honk! 
Needless to say, we spent hours just watching them live their quiet lives.

Apart from their nose, males have another attribute that serves them in concurring the laides. As one of the rangers said to us, they have a big red pepper that they exhibit proudly! Have a look for yourself ;)

Also native to the same area is the slivery lutung monkey. We saw plenty roaming the mangroves. Their little ones exhibit a bright orange color.
One evening we came across a pack of them jumping around and about. It looked like they were playing hopscotch on the railing of the boardwalk !

Finally, also walking around freely in the park were some wild boars.