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Mount Rinjani, Lombok island is
famous volcano soars 3726 m above
sea level and is the second highest
volcano in Indonesia, attracting
thousands of trekkers and climbers
annually. In 2004 Rinjani mountain
won the World Legacy Award and the
volcano in recognized
internationally as an important eco
tourism destination,
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The Bornean Orangutan lives in
tropical and subtropical moist
broadleaf forests in the Bornean
lowlands as well as mountainous
areas 1500 m in elevation. It lives
at different heights in the trees
and moves large distances to find
trees bearing fruit. Its diet
consists of fruit as well as shoots,
bark and bird eggs. It also eats
insects but to a lesser extent than
the Sumatran Orangutan.
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The Komodo dragon (Varanus
komodoensis) is a large species of
lizard found in the Indonesian
islands of Komodo, Rinca, Flores,
and Gili Motang.In the wild, an
adult Komodo dragon usually weighs
around 70 kilograms. The Komodo
dragon prefers hot and dry places,
and typically lives in dry open
grassland, savanna, and tropical
forest at low elevations.
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