National Park
Niah
Malaysia
MalaysiaEdible-nest Swiftlet · Cave-dwelling Bats
See parkThe oldest national park in Sarawak; it holds the largest easily observed concentration of proboscis monkeys in the world
Area
27 km²
Protection category
IUCN II
Parque nacional —
Designated in
1957
Declared in 1957, it is the oldest national park in the Malaysian state of Sarawak, on the island of Borneo, and despite its small size it packs as many as seven distinct forest ecosystems into a compact area. It is one of the finest places in the world to watch with ease the proboscis monkey, a primate endemic to Borneo, recognisable by the huge fleshy nose of the adult males, thought to work both as an amplifier for their calls and as a sexual signal to females.
Ecosystems found in Malaysia, where Bako lies.
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Same country: Malaysia
Same country: Malaysia
Same country: Malaysia
Same country: Malaysia
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Region
South-East Asia (Borneo, Sarawak)
Climate
Tropical
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