Bornean
Britishadjective
noun
Example Sentences
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One example involves a group of small brown frogs in Southeast Asia known as Bornean fanged frogs.
From Science Daily • Mar. 9, 2026
The three new chimpanzee infants are at the Chimpanzees of Mahale Mountains habitat, and the new Bornean orangutan infant is at the zoo’s Red Ape Rain Forest.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2025
The Bornean orangutan which arrived on 28 April has been named Rufus.
From BBC • Aug. 22, 2024
Bornean orangutans rubbed themselves with juices from a medicinal plant, possibly to reduce body pains or chase away parasites.
From Seattle Times • May 2, 2024
In the light of the present discovery, I think the species is a naturally-established resident of the North Bornean islands.
From Birds from North Borneo University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History, Volume 17, No. 8, pp. 377-433, October 27, 1966 by Thompson, Max C.
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