Canopy Walkways Tawau Hills Park
Closed for maintenance in 2016
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Canopy Walkways Tawau Hills Park
Closed for maintenance in 2016
The canopy walkways is 1 km walk from car park of Tawau Hills Park.
Canopy Walkway of Tawau Hills Park is essentially rope and steel cable suspension bridges that zigzag through the crowns of the tallest strongest and long lasting trees such as "Menggaris" (Kompassia excelsa) and 'Seraya' (Shorea sp). The walkway is composed of a series of 5 meter aluminum ladders bolted together and suspended horizontally from cables. Laced with polyester ropes, the open rungs of ladders are covered with walking the boards. Netting enclosed both sides to add safety.
The height is up to 40 meters depending on the slope of the land below.
This Walkway, before it was closed in 2016, open to the public from 9.00am - 4.00pm everyday.
(Emballonura alecto) Greater Sheath-tailed Bat
at entrance gate of Canopy Walkway in Tawau Hills Park
At Tawau Hills Park, Tawau, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia
Greater sheath-tailed Bat (Emballonura alecto) hanging under stairs at entrance gate of Canopy Walkway in Tawau Hills Park.
They can be seen early morning before the sun get bright. When the sun is in full brightness, they will leave the shelter and will return after sun set.
In Malaysia this species is known from three localities :
1) Sabah : Poring National Park,
2) Sabah : Tawau Hills Park
3) Sarawak : Bako National Park
Lowland Dipterocarp Forest
The 27,972 hectares ( 279.72 square kilometers) Tawau Hills Park comprises rugged volcanic landscapes covered by vegetation of lowland Dipterocarp forest. Lowland dipterocarp forests often contain many trees from the legume family and massive strangler fig plants.
Wildlife is common. With luck and patience these shy animals can be seen by visitors.
Ficus punctata 橙黃榕
A Root Climber Dioecious雌雄異株 with LARGEST FIG FRUITS
World largest Figs were measured and documented in this forest
of Tawau Hills Park in 2021.
borneoficus.info/2021/03
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