Mystery of Mount Kinabalu

In the Heart of Borneo lies Mount Kinabalu, the highest mountain between the Himalayas and New Guinea. Perpetually shrouded in mist, it forms an island of cold and humidity in a sea of tropical lowland forest. Over the past 1.5 million years it has given rise to a spectacular diversity of life. Thousands of species are found only on its highest slopes and nowhere else in the world. Their origins have long remained a mystery. In September 2012 an international team of forty scientists from Naturalis Biodiversity Center and Sabah Parks set out on a major scientific expedition to unravel the mystery of the mountain.

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Hole-in-the-head frog

The hole-in-the-head frog (Huia cavitympanum) is the only amphibian in the world known to make purely ultrasonic calls. This adaptation is thought to help it communicate against the loud background noise of the rapids it breeds in.

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