Friday, May 11, 2007

BORNEO CLOUDED LEOPARD








It is quite interesting that I come from a country that a clouded leopard has been found in the jungles of Borneo.I have lived 2 years in Borneo and it is so rich in culture,history,ethnic groups and of course the famous jungles of Borneo.I still remember clearly the incident whereby a plane crash in the mountains of Borneo and it took days for the search party to locate the crash site despite using all the latest tools invented by modern science.It would not have been possible for the search party to arrive at the crash site without the help of the aborigines of Borneo.When they showed shots of what remains of the plane and how the bodies were found, I can't help but conclude that there is a great possibility that wild animals could have had a feast with the bodies.That wild animal could have been a Borneo leopard or what is popularly known as the clouded leopard.I was in an aeroplane enroute to Kuala Lumpur and was seated to a caucasian man who was one of the search party members.Upon asking the possibility of locating the crash site, he answered that he has never come across a jungle as thick as what is found in Borneo and it has been the toughest job for him thus far.He said,if it was not found within a week,it will most probably not found at all.He also fears the wild animals such as bears,boars and clouded leopards would have smelled the rotting bodies and therefore become too dangerous for the search party to continue with their work.Thanks to the agility of the aborigines of that area called the orang ulu who managed to walk for days looking for the site.Well,however dangerous the clouded borneo leopard may be, it is undeniably one of the most beautiful animal in the world.I am indeed proud to share this country with this borneo clouded leopard.

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