Cambodia wildlife-where the small things are

By SEA Globe
Oct. 4, 2019

From our print archive: At first glance, Cambodia’s rainforests may seem bereft of wildlife, but a closer looks reveals a profusion of tiny and often unique creatures

The topic of “jungle creatures” conjures up images of majestic tigers, lordly elephants, giant snakes and rampant monkeys, creatures known to scientists as “mega fauna”. 

In the Cambodian rainforest, however, seeing its creatures, even finding signs that they are present, is a challenging problem because of their size. This rainforest is nothing like the African savannah, where large animals are plentiful.

In the forest, the larger mammals are scarcer – having a naturally lower density – and shyer.
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