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In 2006 we were looking in Borneo for the last remaining and very rare and shy Proboscis Monkeys. We did found some in Sabah and Sarawak Malaysia. These people call him the Orang Belanda (The Dutchman) because of his huge nose and pot belly are as big as from the first Dutch sailors around in the 16th century. With a rate of 300 football fields per hour, their habitat is being cleared for palm oil plantations. Just edited some raw footage specially for Vimeo to start with a longer docu. Read all about it and our blog with route info at: ProboscisMonkey.org. We specially did not put music under their unique honking sounds.

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  • Fabián Aguirre plus 2 years ago
    Such intriguing and fascinating primates, and quite heavy considering their arboreal nature!

    Fantastic work, as with all your other videos. Thanks for the rare glimpse!
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  • Nice Video and very interesting animals. Good work
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  • olaf h. ☞ nadu 2 years ago
    Hi Jan,
    ... thanx for the info.
    Stunning video - very interesting - what a big nose! - great camera-work.
    Cheer-i-o
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  • Lisa Kassner plus 2 years ago
    Very nice piece Jan... Hope it goes global in many formats and venues. The sound is crisp and clear. Good composition and favorable lighting. You should be proud of your good work.

    Best regards,

    Lisa
  • Lisa Kassner plus 2 years ago
    Jan,

    I have been thinking about this video technically. What format did you master in, and what format did you render this too? I have been struggling with the H.264 codec to make my videos play as well as yours do. Did you upload a QuickTime file here at Vimeo.com to obtain the streaming results you currently have playing.

    Regards,

    Lisa
  • Jan van der Meer plus 2 years ago
    The given formula as Eugenia instructed on her website was our big help so better look there as its complicated at first. Good luck.
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  • Isabel Toren plus 2 years ago
    Hallo Jan
    Prachtige film en foto's. Ik heb er 2 gepikt om bij mijn weblog over Maleisië en Borneo te gebruiken. Ik heb jouw naam er wel in gezet. Groetjes,

    Isabel Toren
  • Jan van der Meer plus 2 years ago
    Dank je, maar dan wel ook even dat hartje rechtsboven indrukken ten teken dat je het dus waardeert. De meesten vergeten dat te doen en ik wil natuurlijk zoveel mogelijk hartjes veroveren! Bedankt alvast!
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  • Amenon plus 2 years ago
    Thank you Jan. Sometimes it seems hard to imagine how the spectrum of life-forms our planet can survive the rising and overwhelming tide of human pressure. What chance is there that my son will be able to see creatures like these in the wild in twenty years' time? Perhaps initiatives like this are glimmers of hope. Fascinating video, beautifully produced.
  • Jan van der Meer plus 2 years ago
    Thank you, When we were there on one hand we were very lucky and happy to see them and the rest of the nature and last survivors. Ever heared op the pygmee elephant ? We saw and filmed them in the left overs of the Borneo former jungle! And you know what sound we heared in the background? Chainsaws! We cried!
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  • Pierre 2 years ago
    Love those guys. Amazing document (for the future) and fantastic video Jan. The photos are very supporting the video. Dank.
    The sounds of the jungle (mangrove) came out very well (what mic?). Didn't hear the chainsaw, but is it that bad over there?
    What does 'orang belenda' mean?
  • Jan van der Meer plus 2 years ago
    Thank you. I have loads of footage of this amazing creature. On top of this page and on the website proboscismonkey.org is more info. So 'Orang Belanda' means "man from Holland" Mic. is the search google for all info. Bent u Vlaming of van Wallonie?
  • Pierre 2 years ago
    Vlaams. Bedankt voor de info. Zal dit eens natrekken.
    Voor 'mic' bedoelde ik eigenlijk: welke microfoon gebruikt op uw sony, maar ik denk dat die er standaard op zit? Groetjes van uit Vlaanderen.
  • Jan van der Meer plus 2 years ago
    Nee niet de standard mic. maar de TomRig viel weg in de tekst. Via Google (zoek op "TomRig" kunt u direct naar juiste pagina op onze site! Succes.
  • Pierre 2 years ago
    Thnx Orang Belanda :)
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  • John Harding plus 1 year ago
    What a fantastic experience to see these wonderful animals in the wild. Great video quality and sound. Every effort must be made to stop the chainsaws.
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  • H.-J.Fuss 1 year ago
    This is the cool video !!! Greetings from Garmany !
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  • Jackson Jackson 2 months ago
    Felt the sense of anxious anticipation at the outset and was not disappointed by what you discovered there.
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