ORANG UTAN

This orang utan was original kept in a private resort in Tawau for several years, until 2008 the wild life department transferred it to the public zoo in Kota Kinabalu.

Around 15,000 orang-utans live in Sabah and Sarawak.
Orang-utans are only found in Borneo and a small part of Sumatra.

In Lower Kinabatangan area, WWF-Malaysia is helping to rebuild the orang-utan's habitat. The efforts are to help the orang-utans in their race for space by reconnecting gaps in the forest, and advocating for effective management of the Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary.

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FLORA

Fig trees of Sabah

Borneo has 150 species of wild fig trees. Most of them are found in forests of Sabah.

FISHERIES

Tiger Prawn Farms in Tawau

Prawn farming is a main commercial activities in Tawau. Spawners from Tawau are graded the best in Malaysia. For decades, Tawau has been exporting high-grade tiger prawns to several countries such as Korea, Japan, Taiwan, China, Vietnam, Singapore, Egypt and Australia.........

Education in Malaysia

Malaysia school system is structured on a 6+3+2+2 model. Starting with 6 years of compulsory primary education beginning at age seven, followed by 3 years of lower secondary education, 2 years of upper secondary, and 2 years of pre-university senior.............