THIS SITE gives viewers a glimpse of the beautiful but unsung parts of Malaysia. As a social aid movement, fund generated from activities and adverts helps sustain OO’s operational cost and fund community projects in the Malaysian countryside.
Voluntary simplicity is living a life that is outwardly simple but inwardly rich. With less consumerism lifestyle, our ecological resource suffers less impact.
Tag: ecology
Birding in Ipoh, Kinta valley - our photo collection
We are stashing all bird photos in this post. These are birds that we came across during our travels around the Malaysian countryside. As and when we shoot more, new photo entries will be deposited into this post. Enjoy.
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Posted: March 23rd, 2009 under Nature - Bird Watching.
Tags: bird watch, bird watching, birdlife, ecology, Malaysian
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Mangrove - Where land and sea shake hands
Mangrove trees grow where no tree has grown before. They are able to survive inundation by salt water twice a day, and in “soil” which is unstable and poor in oxygen (anaerobic). They also have to deal with swollen rivers carrying silt during the wet season, as well as violent storms that hit the coasts.
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Posted: June 21st, 2008 under Jungle travel tales & tips, Nature - Plants.
Tags: ecology, Malaysia, mangrove
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The Rainforest Makes Its Own Food And Weather
“Yet another continent of life remains to be discovered, not upon the earth, but one or two hundred feet above it, extending over thousands of square miles … There awaits a rich harvest for the naturalist who overcomes the obstacles — gravitation, ants, thorns, rotten trunks — and mounts to the summits of the … [...]
Posted: May 13th, 2008 under Jungle travel tales & tips, Malaysia - For beginners.
Tags: ecology, jungle, Malaysia, Orang Asli, rain forest, rainforest, wildlife
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