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On my first trip to Sabah (Malaysian Borneo) last November, I had many wonderful encounters while drifting along tributaries of the Kinabatangan River. Though mostly we came across birds and primates, we also had a few sightings of Monitors and Crocodiles.

The Bornean Saltwater Crocodile you see here was sunning itself on a fallen tree partially submerged by the river. Unfortunately by the time we noticed it this relatively small juvenile was already filling most of my frame, and before we could back our little boat up for me to compose a better shot it slipped silently into the murky water.

Then, like when you feel disappointed for the loss of good light as a cloud covers the sun, only to feel joy suddenly return when you realise it was only a monetary loss as the cloud has already passed on it's way, up popped the young Croc's head and, only metres from where we were, he chose to stay a while and keep a curious eye on us!

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