Tabin Wildlife Reserve (Malay: Taman Hidupan Liar Tabin) is located in the eastern part of Sabah, Malaysia, on the island of Borneo. The reserve comprises an area of approximately 468 square kilometers, Choumeizai will talk about the macaques seen here.
Macaques constitute a genus (Macaca) of gregarious Old World monkeys of the subfamily Cercopithecinae. The 23 species of macaques inhabit ranges throughout Asia, North Africa, and Gibraltar.
Macaques are principally frugivorous (preferring fruit), although their diet also includes seeds, leaves, flowers, and tree bark.
The macaques in Tabin Wildlife Reserve are very smart, they know the time when the electric fences are turned off, and sneak into the palm farm to eat the fruits.
African oil palm is native to west and southwest Africa, specifically the area between Angola and Gambia. The species is also now naturalised in Borneo, that’s why the rainforest on the island is getting smaller.
The palm fruits look beautiful and smell sweet, but Choumeizai prefers the refreshing fragrance of the natural rainforest.
