Borneo’s Monkey
Want to have a closer look at Borneo Monkey – Proboscis Monkey? Labuk Bay Probscis Monkey Sanctuary is the place!
Labuk Bay Probscis Monkey Sanctuary is situated at the heart of the mangrove forest near Semawang village, along the coastal of Labuk Bay. It is 38 km or 1 hour drive from Sandakan Airport. 
Bangkatan House which is the place to sit and relax at the viewing balcony during the feeding time and watch around 60 of them leaping from tree to tree, coming close to their regular meals specially provided by the Sanctuary. Below is the interior & exterior of Bangkatan House. 
The best viewing prior is 11:30 am to 4:30 pm. Below the scenes I shot at 4:30 pm just after the rain. The forest look fresh and clean. This observation balcony has been erected to provide an excellent site and breathtaking close up view to watch proboscis monkeys during the feeding times.
Do you know what is proboscis sit on? Mangrove tree root? Yup. But is not a real root! It is a artificer root. Below the photo I shot at 190mm.
A real scene of a true story that had been documented and televised several times on the Animal Planet Channel. A documentary about the monkeys had been filmed here and aired several times on the channel. If you really want to see the Borneo’s biggest nose close-up… This is the place!
See how close I can capture with this couple. 
This Proboscis Monkey like to take photo. He know how to posing…
After so many posing… he felt a sleep… zzZ 
Young Proboscis Monkey 
Beside Proboscis Monkey. Silver Langur also can find here… 
Hornbill 
Plantain Squirrel 
Next, I want to try shoot bird. So I have to wake up early morning walk. 
My assistant Daniel. He is very experience in this Sanctuary. 
He told me a lot of knowledge and story of the Proboscis Monkey. Do you know Proboscis Monkey cannot eat sweet food? Sweet food will kill them!
My mission failed! 70 – 200 mm lens + Extender EF 2x…. Can’t capture a good bird’s photo. See below… you will know what I mean.
Daniel bring me to other place to shoot Proboscis Monkey. 
Fiddler Crab 
Nipah Lodge 
I bring my MacBook Pro when I traveling for download my daily shoots & my Boardband for communicate to the world. (shot at 6 am)
Assignment done! Goodbye nature! Back to city with my red bird! 
23 Jun 2008 Melvin Ho 6,692 views
Cool……. Nice Shooting for Proboscis
Monkeys. Really no suspected u can shoot all photos very beautiful. Expecially for the pose sitting on “栏杆”. Well….. he look handsome, right? mel, i think he is 默默看着你哦！Do u feel like that?
I am waiting u give me another surprise??
Thanks Brend@. Pro mah…
I shoot that scene at noon time tu. Slowly walked near to them and communicated with them.
Yup! He look handsome. And I know he 默默看着我. That why I persuaded him. He know how to pose. If not he would pose & let me took his photos. I had photo section with them 2 hours at the bridge there. Sampai I know how to spell their language oh… If you want they see you. Just say “Guoooo!” (low key).
WOww!! What kind of surprise… Like them?
Proboscis Monkey have a nick name – Playboy Monkey. In a group have 1 husband with 5 ~ 10++ wifes. Nice! Just like last time China Kingdom. Their life style very interesting. If want to know more about Proboscis Monkey. Can go to Labuk Bay. You will know the true story about them.
Brenda, nothing to surprise actually, I told you this guy very pro in shooting…especially shooting all his brothers “monkey”. See, they posing for his camera easily.
Mel, finally u met all your brothers there. By the way, are they in bad mood? or you forgot to say cheezeee…..
Hehehe… Ya loh Daphne. I go back to nature meet up with my brothers and sisters tu… Same group bah, That why they posing for me loh.
They are not in a bad mood. Noon time bah, they feel sleepy. I “GUOooo!” them and near them. Sampai they don’t care me.
Very nice environment. Looks like a pretty bunch and extremely well fed – “gumok lei”!! Perhaps next time you can bring them some “sarongs” or suitable undergarments for lesser expose’!!!!!
Yes. Very natural environment.
‘Sarong‘? I think better don’t break the nature lah. Let them show their “power” mah…
woWW !! monkey got nice pose , good photogragpher ..
Thank you! Shooting monkey really need passion and timing.