I go to these places that are islands of wealth and beauty in hell hanging there
wealth and beauty in hell hanging there
wealth and beauty in hell hanging there in the middle of the darkness 150 feet
in the middle of the darkness 150 feet
in the middle of the darkness 150 feet up in the tree all of a sudden you are
up in the tree all of a sudden you are
up in the tree all of a sudden you are prey nearly the best job in the world
when National Geographic calls you and
when National Geographic calls you and ask you to do something they might say
ask you to do something they might say
ask you to do something they might say life they did when I was 23 years old
life they did when I was 23 years old
life they did when I was 23 years old there was Kent Cobra ste in a wonderful
there was Kent Cobra ste in a wonderful
there was Kent Cobra ste in a wonderful director of photography and Tom Kennedy
director of photography and Tom Kennedy
director of photography and Tom Kennedy they said materials we want you to go to
they said materials we want you to go to
they said materials we want you to go to the Amazon and come back with pictures
the Amazon and come back with pictures
the Amazon and come back with pictures that we have never seen before and as a
that we have never seen before and as a
that we have never seen before and as a 23 year old obviously you think that you
23 year old obviously you think that you
23 year old obviously you think that you might be something so you say you bet
might be something so you say you bet
might be something so you say you bet these days I just humbly say I’ll do my
these days I just humbly say I’ll do my
these days I just humbly say I’ll do my utmost and I go to these places there
utmost and I go to these places there
utmost and I go to these places there are what should I say isolator or what
are what should I say isolator or what
are what should I say isolator or what could say also like a islands of wealth
could say also like a islands of wealth
could say also like a islands of wealth and beauty undisturbed islands at its
and beauty undisturbed islands at its
and beauty undisturbed islands at its best in hell well with seven bill you
best in hell well with seven bill you
best in hell well with seven bill you know we just turned 7 billion people on
know we just turned 7 billion people on
know we just turned 7 billion people on the planet so places like these are not
the planet so places like these are not
the planet so places like these are not too common this is false iguazu why
too common this is false iguazu why
too common this is false iguazu why would you send a person or persons out
would you send a person or persons out
would you send a person or persons out to take pictures of poison dart frogs in
to take pictures of poison dart frogs in
to take pictures of poison dart frogs in a time when two children per minute died
a time when two children per minute died
a time when two children per minute died from malaria for example when we have
from malaria for example when we have
from malaria for example when we have huge problems
huge problems
huge problems why Wall Street I mean why should we
why Wall Street I mean why should we
why Wall Street I mean why should we send anybody out well to me I asked
send anybody out well to me I asked
send anybody out well to me I asked myself this question repeatedly and for
myself this question repeatedly and for
myself this question repeatedly and for me a poison dart frog or this little
me a poison dart frog or this little
me a poison dart frog or this little frog that I photographed on one of the
frog that I photographed on one of the
frog that I photographed on one of the grenade Granite Hills outside of Rio de
grenade Granite Hills outside of Rio de
grenade Granite Hills outside of Rio de Janeiro that actually became strangely
Janeiro that actually became strangely
Janeiro that actually became strangely enough it’s not really a wonderful
enough it’s not really a wonderful
enough it’s not really a wonderful picture I think it’s like a but it
picture I think it’s like a but it
picture I think it’s like a but it became a what Darwin didn’t know but but
became a what Darwin didn’t know but but
became a what Darwin didn’t know but but anyway what’s wonderful with all these
anyway what’s wonderful with all these
anyway what’s wonderful with all these creatures who might
creatures who might
creatures who might you know might be a woolly monkey or oxy
you know might be a woolly monkey or oxy
you know might be a woolly monkey or oxy Billy’s snake having a feast on a gecko
Billy’s snake having a feast on a gecko
Billy’s snake having a feast on a gecko they will all perhaps if treated
they will all perhaps if treated
they will all perhaps if treated correctly if shown in the right
correctly if shown in the right
correctly if shown in the right situation become ambassadors ambassadors
situation become ambassadors ambassadors
situation become ambassadors ambassadors for sustainability ambassadors for
for sustainability ambassadors for
for sustainability ambassadors for change ambassadors for biodiversity and
change ambassadors for biodiversity and
change ambassadors for biodiversity and when you show this to kids for example
when you show this to kids for example
when you show this to kids for example they might say wow that’s cool or you
they might say wow that’s cool or you
they might say wow that’s cool or you said well I know but it might stick to a
said well I know but it might stick to a
said well I know but it might stick to a few of you and that is sometimes a
few of you and that is sometimes a
few of you and that is sometimes a ticket to a further understanding
sometimes I think National Geographic
sometimes I think National Geographic magazine gives me assignments nobody
magazine gives me assignments nobody
magazine gives me assignments nobody else wants so for this assignment for
else wants so for this assignment for
else wants so for this assignment for example in Panama they said do you know
example in Panama they said do you know
example in Panama they said do you know what a kinkajou is I said I do it’s a
what a kinkajou is I said I do it’s a
what a kinkajou is I said I do it’s a raccoon related badger sized animal with
raccoon related badger sized animal with
raccoon related badger sized animal with a prehensile tail that finds its home in
a prehensile tail that finds its home in
a prehensile tail that finds its home in the Neotropics in the rainforest canopy
the Neotropics in the rainforest canopy
the Neotropics in the rainforest canopy prep Belize
prep Belize
prep Belize Panama great you’re the right man for
Panama great you’re the right man for
Panama great you’re the right man for the job you know what and I said great
the job you know what and I said great
the job you know what and I said great well you have 16 weeks and uh and I know
well you have 16 weeks and uh and I know
well you have 16 weeks and uh and I know it’s nocturnal and it is arboreal so
it’s nocturnal and it is arboreal so
it’s nocturnal and it is arboreal so that’s why I’m alone nobody else wants
that’s why I’m alone nobody else wants
that’s why I’m alone nobody else wants it of course we call the idiot in
it of course we call the idiot in
it of course we call the idiot in Uppsala Sweden and I answer the phone
Uppsala Sweden and I answer the phone
Uppsala Sweden and I answer the phone and I am thewe see a Stickley agree and
and I am thewe see a Stickley agree and
and I am thewe see a Stickley agree and I call my assistants and he assistant
I call my assistants and he assistant
I call my assistants and he assistant lush Magnus and he’s a really smart guy
lush Magnus and he’s a really smart guy
lush Magnus and he’s a really smart guy down-to-earth and he’s like have you
down-to-earth and he’s like have you
down-to-earth and he’s like have you thought about what it means our boreal
thought about what it means our boreal
thought about what it means our boreal on top of that nocturnal yeah yeah yeah
on top of that nocturnal yeah yeah yeah
on top of that nocturnal yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah you’re so negative you knows
yeah yeah you’re so negative you knows
yeah yeah you’re so negative you knows of it but then eventually when you
of it but then eventually when you
of it but then eventually when you actually get the first photographs this
actually get the first photographs this
actually get the first photographs this is a female and she’s holding on to a
is a female and she’s holding on to a
is a female and she’s holding on to a balsa flower and that she pollinates but
balsa flower and that she pollinates but
balsa flower and that she pollinates but what happened here was that one night my
what happened here was that one night my
what happened here was that one night my assistant lush Magnus was hanging there
assistant lush Magnus was hanging there
assistant lush Magnus was hanging there in the middle of the darkness you know
in the middle of the darkness you know
in the middle of the darkness you know with with flash units and diffusers and
with with flash units and diffusers and
with with flash units and diffusers and and cables and night-vision goggles
and cables and night-vision goggles
and cables and night-vision goggles 40 meters to
40 meters to
40 meters to 150 feet up in a tree and I could sense
150 feet up in a tree and I could sense
150 feet up in a tree and I could sense that he was severely depressed well you
that he was severely depressed well you
that he was severely depressed well you know good friends you view you can
know good friends you view you can
know good friends you view you can actually sense things like that isn’t it
actually sense things like that isn’t it
actually sense things like that isn’t it no but I mean truly so I lean towards
no but I mean truly so I lean towards
no but I mean truly so I lean towards him that in the tree you know for my my
him that in the tree you know for my my
him that in the tree you know for my my climbing rope and like how are you my
climbing rope and like how are you my
climbing rope and like how are you my friend you know that
I can sense what’s wrong I’m homesick
I can sense what’s wrong I’m homesick I’m homesick too I said well I’m I’m
I’m homesick too I said well I’m I’m
I’m homesick too I said well I’m I’m really homesick and then he I thought he
really homesick and then he I thought he
really homesick and then he I thought he went completely nuts because then he
went completely nuts because then he
went completely nuts because then he said do you mind if we name the female
said do you mind if we name the female
said do you mind if we name the female kinkajou – Ana Maria that’s his
kinkajou – Ana Maria that’s his
kinkajou – Ana Maria that’s his girlfriend’s name not so good is it no
girlfriend’s name not so good is it no
girlfriend’s name not so good is it no so I said actually to him it’s okay
so I said actually to him it’s okay
so I said actually to him it’s okay let’s go around the Maria and he said oh
let’s go around the Maria and he said oh
let’s go around the Maria and he said oh thank you
thank you
thank you then I understood it was very serious
then I understood it was very serious
then I understood it was very serious but one a few nights after he was
but one a few nights after he was
but one a few nights after he was sitting like this this is what I wanted
sitting like this this is what I wanted
sitting like this this is what I wanted to tell you he was sitting like this in
to tell you he was sitting like this in
to tell you he was sitting like this in Anna Maria came walking on the branches
Anna Maria came walking on the branches
Anna Maria came walking on the branches you know monkeys all sorts of primates
you know monkeys all sorts of primates
you know monkeys all sorts of primates and these nocturnal raccoon related
and these nocturnal raccoon related
and these nocturnal raccoon related animals they have like a like pathways
animals they have like a like pathways
animals they have like a like pathways invisible to us perhaps but but very
invisible to us perhaps but but very
invisible to us perhaps but but very clear to them where to go where to find
clear to them where to go where to find
clear to them where to go where to find fruit way to pollinate flowers etc etc
fruit way to pollinate flowers etc etc
fruit way to pollinate flowers etc etc so anyway she came there and she was
so anyway she came there and she was
so anyway she came there and she was right
right
right few inches away from Raja Magnus’s face
few inches away from Raja Magnus’s face
few inches away from Raja Magnus’s face when she sat down impede
and you know when you have worked for
and you know when you have worked for weeks and weeks and you have this the
weeks and weeks and you have this the
weeks and weeks and you have this the whole funding thing you know with the
whole funding thing you know with the
whole funding thing you know with the there’s lots of money involved and
there’s lots of money involved and
there’s lots of money involved and you’ve cases and hotels and porters and
you’ve cases and hotels and porters and
you’ve cases and hotels and porters and climbing and you know you cannot just
climbing and you know you cannot just
climbing and you know you cannot just you finally finally found the animal
you finally finally found the animal
you finally finally found the animal what can you catch it don’t pee on me
what can you catch it don’t pee on me
what can you catch it don’t pee on me and scare you just know you must let it
and scare you just know you must let it
and scare you just know you must let it happen basically poor guy anyway so he
happen basically poor guy anyway so he
happen basically poor guy anyway so he got marinated and he didn’t want to call
got marinated and he didn’t want to call
got marinated and he didn’t want to call her on the money after that so now we’re
her on the money after that so now we’re
her on the money after that so now we’re going to take you to a completely
going to take you to a completely
going to take you to a completely different place and that’s the only
different place and that’s the only
different place and that’s the only reason for that is that when I opened
reason for that is that when I opened
reason for that is that when I opened the brochure I saw there was a loss a
the brochure I saw there was a loss a
the brochure I saw there was a loss a lion when it next to my name is like god
lion when it next to my name is like god
lion when it next to my name is like god I have to show lions so I’ll show you
I have to show lions so I’ll show you
I have to show lions so I’ll show you some lions but there are no African
some lions but there are no African
some lions but there are no African lions there are AC attic lions the
lions there are AC attic lions the
lions there are AC attic lions the European lion the lion of the Bible if
European lion the lion of the Bible if
European lion the lion of the Bible if you know your Bible there about 30
you know your Bible there about 30
you know your Bible there about 30 stories about AC attic lines the
stories about AC attic lines the
stories about AC attic lines the European line the line that roamed from
European line the line that roamed from
European line the line that roamed from Greece and Italy all the way through
Greece and Italy all the way through
Greece and Italy all the way through India in the east and this is the lines
India in the east and this is the lines
India in the east and this is the lines of doorknobs of royal standard flags of
of doorknobs of royal standard flags of
of doorknobs of royal standard flags of weapons of these are the heraldic lines
weapons of these are the heraldic lines
weapons of these are the heraldic lines and you can actually see that it’s not
and you can actually see that it’s not
and you can actually see that it’s not the African line necessarily that has
the African line necessarily that has
the African line necessarily that has stood model because this is the female
stood model because this is the female
stood model because this is the female Asiatic line and they have thicker fur
Asiatic line and they have thicker fur
Asiatic line and they have thicker fur they have elbow tufts and they’re forest
they have elbow tufts and they’re forest
they have elbow tufts and they’re forest dwellers this is my Mona Lisa I love her
dwellers this is my Mona Lisa I love her
dwellers this is my Mona Lisa I love her very much
very much
very much but this is also a cat a big cat so you
but this is also a cat a big cat so you
but this is also a cat a big cat so you have to be a little bit careful because
have to be a little bit careful because
have to be a little bit careful because you cannot really go into their domain
you cannot really go into their domain
you cannot really go into their domain in Egypt this area as I said is forested
in Egypt this area as I said is forested
in Egypt this area as I said is forested this is the gear in Gujarat in in the
this is the gear in Gujarat in in the
this is the gear in Gujarat in in the Kathiawar peninsula in western India so
Kathiawar peninsula in western India so
Kathiawar peninsula in western India so you need to actually walk in and I got a
you need to actually walk in and I got a
you need to actually walk in and I got a special permission to do so this is me
special permission to do so this is me
special permission to do so this is me walking up to this young guy and it’s
walking up to this young guy and it’s
walking up to this young guy and it’s really you have to be very
really you have to be very
really you have to be very very careful because they can all of a
very careful because they can all of a
very careful because they can all of a sudden try to see if you are tasty or
sudden try to see if you are tasty or
sudden try to see if you are tasty or not one of the presents from nature one
not one of the presents from nature one
not one of the presents from nature one of the gifts during an assignment any
of the gifts during an assignment any
of the gifts during an assignment any assignment is obviously a photograph
assignment is obviously a photograph
assignment is obviously a photograph that can do justice to a certain
that can do justice to a certain
that can do justice to a certain situation when it came to this female
situation when it came to this female
situation when it came to this female she came out from the understory she was
she came out from the understory she was
she came out from the understory she was generously calling her cubs she had to
generously calling her cubs she had to
generously calling her cubs she had to this is obviously only one but she
this is obviously only one but she
this is obviously only one but she called them both and they put themselves
called them both and they put themselves
called them both and they put themselves in nice position and she was obviously
in nice position and she was obviously
in nice position and she was obviously it was in a sense vulnerable to my
it was in a sense vulnerable to my
it was in a sense vulnerable to my presence she knew that I was there I was
presence she knew that I was there I was
presence she knew that I was there I was in the open and she let me take pictures
in the open and she let me take pictures
in the open and she let me take pictures of her at a very very close range and I
of her at a very very close range and I
of her at a very very close range and I got this photograph that was one
got this photograph that was one
got this photograph that was one photograph that we didn’t have and this
photograph that we didn’t have and this
photograph that we didn’t have and this is again not Africa this is India this
is again not Africa this is India this
is again not Africa this is India this is a forest line so to me this was like
is a forest line so to me this was like
is a forest line so to me this was like three months in waiting and we finally
three months in waiting and we finally
three months in waiting and we finally finally got the photograph and there was
finally got the photograph and there was
finally got the photograph and there was also one of the covers Iceland is the
also one of the covers Iceland is the
also one of the covers Iceland is the next destination I’ve done a lot of work
next destination I’ve done a lot of work
next destination I’ve done a lot of work there I’m sort of this is a little bit
there I’m sort of this is a little bit
there I’m sort of this is a little bit work-in-progress I take you on a little
work-in-progress I take you on a little
work-in-progress I take you on a little behind-the-scenes trip here this
behind-the-scenes trip here this
behind-the-scenes trip here this particular assignment had to do with
particular assignment had to do with
particular assignment had to do with glaciers and the fat one the fastest
glaciers and the fat one the fastest
glaciers and the fat one the fastest melting glaciers in the world the vast
melting glaciers in the world the vast
melting glaciers in the world the vast majority of the largest glacier in
majority of the largest glacier in
majority of the largest glacier in Europe and it’s to me one of the most
Europe and it’s to me one of the most
Europe and it’s to me one of the most beautiful sceneries that you can imagine
beautiful sceneries that you can imagine
beautiful sceneries that you can imagine it’s a bit like meditation when you go
it’s a bit like meditation when you go
it’s a bit like meditation when you go around there and you look for
around there and you look for
around there and you look for monochromatic patterns and you look for
monochromatic patterns and you look for
monochromatic patterns and you look for for things that can just be so so
for things that can just be so so
for things that can just be so so beautiful but at the same times it’s
beautiful but at the same times it’s
beautiful but at the same times it’s it’s a sad feeling because again this
it’s a sad feeling because again this
it’s a sad feeling because again this this glacier and all our glaciers in the
this glacier and all our glaciers in the
this glacier and all our glaciers in the world most of them retract very very
world most of them retract very very
world most of them retract very very quickly and this has can can have and
quickly and this has can can have and
quickly and this has can can have and will have very special consequences for
will have very special consequences for
will have very special consequences for for our species not least but it’s a
for our species not least but it’s a
for our species not least but it’s a gorgeous gorgeous place and to begin
gorgeous gorgeous place and to begin
gorgeous gorgeous place and to begin with I trekked through the central parts
with I trekked through the central parts
with I trekked through the central parts of Iceland but Majorca for exam but then
of Iceland but Majorca for exam but then
of Iceland but Majorca for exam but then I realized I would also need some
I realized I would also need some
I realized I would also need some aerials so I contract
aerials so I contract
aerials so I contract a helicopter company and I asked who’s
a helicopter company and I asked who’s
a helicopter company and I asked who’s the best pilot you have because it’s
the best pilot you have because it’s
the best pilot you have because it’s very important you take off the door you
very important you take off the door you
very important you take off the door you want the helicopter to be stable and you
want the helicopter to be stable and you
want the helicopter to be stable and you put half of your butt outside and you
put half of your butt outside and you
put half of your butt outside and you use this helicopter as a moving tripod
use this helicopter as a moving tripod
use this helicopter as a moving tripod basically because you sit there with a
basically because you sit there with a
basically because you sit there with a headset on and you say could you please
headset on and you say could you please
headset on and you say could you please take the helicopter further east and
take the helicopter further east and
take the helicopter further east and tilter ever-so-slightly blah blah blah
tilter ever-so-slightly blah blah blah
tilter ever-so-slightly blah blah blah and the pilot hopefully who says he has
and the pilot hopefully who says he has
and the pilot hopefully who says he has Roger that blah blah blah but you know
Roger that blah blah blah but you know
Roger that blah blah blah but you know but I ended up with a very skillful
but I ended up with a very skillful
but I ended up with a very skillful pilot but that proved to be a lunatic
this guy was very good in fact very very
this guy was very good in fact very very very very good but he had a crush I
very very good but he had a crush I
very very good but he had a crush I think he was it wasn’t a sexual thing he
think he was it wasn’t a sexual thing he
think he was it wasn’t a sexual thing he would just had a crush on Clint Eastwood
would just had a crush on Clint Eastwood
would just had a crush on Clint Eastwood and everyone Here I am anyway is taking
and everyone Here I am anyway is taking
and everyone Here I am anyway is taking my head out in the helicopter but anyway
my head out in the helicopter but anyway
my head out in the helicopter but anyway because every single thing I asked this
because every single thing I asked this
because every single thing I asked this man he had to try to find some kind of a
man he had to try to find some kind of a
man he had to try to find some kind of a quote from a Clint Eastwood movie which
quote from a Clint Eastwood movie which
quote from a Clint Eastwood movie which makes it unbearable I mean it’s like
makes it unbearable I mean it’s like
makes it unbearable I mean it’s like it’s expensive to fly and it’s like a
it’s expensive to fly and it’s like a
it’s expensive to fly and it’s like a delay because he’s got to think of a
delay because he’s got to think of a
delay because he’s got to think of a movie I mean it’s like since it’s mental
movie I mean it’s like since it’s mental
movie I mean it’s like since it’s mental anyway but it’s it’s a fantastic he did
anyway but it’s it’s a fantastic he did
anyway but it’s it’s a fantastic he did his job but it was a constant lag
his job but it was a constant lag
his job but it was a constant lag there’s also lots of iron oxide lots of
there’s also lots of iron oxide lots of
there’s also lots of iron oxide lots of beautiful minerals that the country or
beautiful minerals that the country or
beautiful minerals that the country or the landscape sort of sweat out and it’s
the landscape sort of sweat out and it’s
the landscape sort of sweat out and it’s it’s just one of the places if you
it’s just one of the places if you
it’s just one of the places if you haven’t been that you should go I think
haven’t been that you should go I think
haven’t been that you should go I think and here this is one example where ask
and here this is one example where ask
and here this is one example where ask the pilot could you please take me from
the pilot could you please take me from
the pilot could you please take me from this perspective I like the diagonal
this perspective I like the diagonal
this perspective I like the diagonal sensation I like the the the power of
sensation I like the the the power of
sensation I like the the the power of depths in this frame but the same time I
depths in this frame but the same time I
depths in this frame but the same time I was very much attracted to this sulphite
was very much attracted to this sulphite
was very much attracted to this sulphite area here so I wanted to see whether I
area here so I wanted to see whether I
area here so I wanted to see whether I could because I had some clouds this way
could because I had some clouds this way
could because I had some clouds this way there was quite funky so I said to the
there was quite funky so I said to the
there was quite funky so I said to the pilot could you please go down to this
pilot could you please go down to this
pilot could you please go down to this place in it you have to ask yourself
do you feel lucky and I got a little bit
do you feel lucky and I got a little bit lucky because it was a it was actually
lucky because it was a it was actually
lucky because it was a it was actually better from there it’s very cool
better from there it’s very cool
better from there it’s very cool landscape and the things you can see you
landscape and the things you can see you
landscape and the things you can see you know that it’s like looking into a brain
know that it’s like looking into a brain
know that it’s like looking into a brain or two just the tiniest things on the
or two just the tiniest things on the
or two just the tiniest things on the planet but this is from a helicopter
planet but this is from a helicopter
planet but this is from a helicopter with silt or glacial water black lava
with silt or glacial water black lava
with silt or glacial water black lava and I just find it so pretty it’s sort
and I just find it so pretty it’s sort
and I just find it so pretty it’s sort of ingenious I think it’s just crazy you
of ingenious I think it’s just crazy you
of ingenious I think it’s just crazy you see the blue sky reflected you have the
see the blue sky reflected you have the
see the blue sky reflected you have the silty glacial water you have the black
silty glacial water you have the black
silty glacial water you have the black lava some sulfite and mmm yummy it’s a
lava some sulfite and mmm yummy it’s a
lava some sulfite and mmm yummy it’s a super place for a crazy photographer and
super place for a crazy photographer and
super place for a crazy photographer and crazy pilots too I bet so nice well this
crazy pilots too I bet so nice well this
crazy pilots too I bet so nice well this is Borneo I’ve spent a lot of time there
is Borneo I’ve spent a lot of time there
is Borneo I’ve spent a lot of time there and I’ve spent time in many many
and I’ve spent time in many many
and I’ve spent time in many many rainforests and I love them all but
rainforests and I love them all but
rainforests and I love them all but there is something about Borneo that is
there is something about Borneo that is
there is something about Borneo that is some somewhat special one thing that’s
some somewhat special one thing that’s
some somewhat special one thing that’s special about Bourn is that it’s so
special about Bourn is that it’s so
special about Bourn is that it’s so endangered it’s going away so quickly
endangered it’s going away so quickly
endangered it’s going away so quickly I’ve done a lot of work there over the
I’ve done a lot of work there over the
I’ve done a lot of work there over the years this is me on our way to one of
years this is me on our way to one of
years this is me on our way to one of our three platforms at 200 feet where we
our three platforms at 200 feet where we
our three platforms at 200 feet where we spend days weeks sometimes to get
spend days weeks sometimes to get
spend days weeks sometimes to get certain photographs or film sequences
certain photographs or film sequences
certain photographs or film sequences and again why what Borneo under well
and again why what Borneo under well
and again why what Borneo under well during the 80s and 90s more hardwood was
during the 80s and 90s more hardwood was
during the 80s and 90s more hardwood was exported from Borneo than from South
exported from Borneo than from South
exported from Borneo than from South America Central America and Africa
America Central America and Africa
America Central America and Africa combined which is staggering isn’t it
combined which is staggering isn’t it
combined which is staggering isn’t it and this is the third largest island in
and this is the third largest island in
and this is the third largest island in the world in Southeast Asia and it has
the world in Southeast Asia and it has
the world in Southeast Asia and it has just been completely massacred and I’ll
just been completely massacred and I’ll
just been completely massacred and I’ll come back to why but this is a
come back to why but this is a
come back to why but this is a long-tailed macaque and again it’s one
long-tailed macaque and again it’s one
long-tailed macaque and again it’s one of the storytellers from this world from
of the storytellers from this world from
of the storytellers from this world from that world that is
greetings now this little guy I’ll have
greetings now this little guy I’ll have to show you this guy to the this guy
to show you this guy to the this guy
to show you this guy to the this guy here he is going to the hairdresser and
here he is going to the hairdresser and
here he is going to the hairdresser and others are sort of overlooking this this
others are sort of overlooking this this
others are sort of overlooking this this incredible experience this is the
incredible experience this is the
incredible experience this is the juvenile long-tailed macaque and to
juvenile long-tailed macaque and to
juvenile long-tailed macaque and to begin with it’s like being on a sort of
begin with it’s like being on a sort of
begin with it’s like being on a sort of spa treatment where you have two people
spa treatment where you have two people
spa treatment where you have two people massaging you because it’s nice you know
massaging you because it’s nice you know
massaging you because it’s nice you know you have they pick up things and they do
you have they pick up things and they do
you have they pick up things and they do all sorts of things and it it looks very
all sorts of things and it it looks very
all sorts of things and it it looks very comfy Pleasant you know you can go to
comfy Pleasant you know you can go to
comfy Pleasant you know you can go to spa is that you want two people
spa is that you want two people
spa is that you want two people massaging or one this is the kind thing
massaging or one this is the kind thing
massaging or one this is the kind thing but after a while they get little bit
but after a while they get little bit
but after a while they get little bit rough I just want to show you it takes
rough I just want to show you it takes
rough I just want to show you it takes some efforts if you want to look really
some efforts if you want to look really
some efforts if you want to look really nice and I was again very privileged I
nice and I was again very privileged I
nice and I was again very privileged I could work my way habituate the group
could work my way habituate the group
could work my way habituate the group get very close and work within the
get very close and work within the
get very close and work within the community of long-tailed macaques the
community of long-tailed macaques the
community of long-tailed macaques the sound you heard there there is a sort of
sound you heard there there is a sort of
sound you heard there there is a sort of contact are you okay yes I’m okay
it looks miserable it’s quite wonderful
it looks miserable it’s quite wonderful orangutan orangutan czar at this point
orangutan orangutan czar at this point
orangutan orangutan czar at this point very very vulnerable we have found new
very very vulnerable we have found new
very very vulnerable we have found new groups of orangutans but still we give
groups of orangutans but still we give
groups of orangutans but still we give them 10 to 15 years in the wild and
them 10 to 15 years in the wild and
them 10 to 15 years in the wild and they’re gone forever with the current
they’re gone forever with the current
they’re gone forever with the current rate of destruction they’re amazing
rate of destruction they’re amazing
rate of destruction they’re amazing animals high EQ IQ and EQ amazing
animals high EQ IQ and EQ amazing
animals high EQ IQ and EQ amazing animals I’ll tell you a little bit more
animals I’ll tell you a little bit more
animals I’ll tell you a little bit more but first I want to show you a sequence
but first I want to show you a sequence
but first I want to show you a sequence from one of my tree blinds with a female
from one of my tree blinds with a female
from one of my tree blinds with a female orangutan having a feast on durian it’s
orangutan having a feast on durian it’s
orangutan having a feast on durian it’s a quite unique sequence I’m really proud
a quite unique sequence I’m really proud
a quite unique sequence I’m really proud that I can show you it I spent four
that I can show you it I spent four
that I can show you it I spent four months in the blinds before I got this
months in the blinds before I got this
months in the blinds before I got this shot she’s having a feast on wild durian
shot she’s having a feast on wild durian
shot she’s having a feast on wild durian fruits and the baby is not enable to
fruits and the baby is not enable to
fruits and the baby is not enable to join her I don’t know if why but but
join her I don’t know if why but but
join her I don’t know if why but but actually she left the baby who further
actually she left the baby who further
actually she left the baby who further down the baby now is actually starting
down the baby now is actually starting
down the baby now is actually starting to build a little platform bored very
to build a little platform bored very
to build a little platform bored very bored and very irritating Lee peels are
bored and very irritating Lee peels are
bored and very irritating Lee peels are coming down that’s soup and they smell
coming down that’s soup and they smell
coming down that’s soup and they smell so good but nothing in them and he’s
so good but nothing in them and he’s
so good but nothing in them and he’s almost falling down as well it’s like
almost falling down as well it’s like
almost falling down as well it’s like whoops look at this it’s just a
whoops look at this it’s just a
whoops look at this it’s just a miserable situation look at that and the
miserable situation look at that and the
miserable situation look at that and the mothers just munching away and this is
mothers just munching away and this is
mothers just munching away and this is the king of fruits it smells quite it’s
the king of fruits it smells quite it’s
the king of fruits it smells quite it’s quite pungent and and but very very
quite pungent and and but very very
quite pungent and and but very very tasty but then finally when she’s had
tasty but then finally when she’s had
tasty but then finally when she’s had her share she climbs down all the way
her share she climbs down all the way
her share she climbs down all the way down to pick up the little baby
you can really sense that the baby is
you can really sense that the baby is very happy and it’s always useful to
very happy and it’s always useful to
very happy and it’s always useful to have a hairy back that’s for sure and
this is good mothers have eyes in their
this is good mothers have eyes in their neck or in their ears I think look at
neck or in their ears I think look at
neck or in their ears I think look at this Divini it’s trying to get a chew a
this Divini it’s trying to get a chew a
this Divini it’s trying to get a chew a bite but no now this the typical good
bite but no now this the typical good
bite but no now this the typical good mother isn’t it yeah you have to fight
mother isn’t it yeah you have to fight
mother isn’t it yeah you have to fight for it you know you have to earn it
for it you know you have to earn it
for it you know you have to earn it that’s it’s true yeah now we’re going to
that’s it’s true yeah now we’re going to
that’s it’s true yeah now we’re going to show you a short sequence with one of my
show you a short sequence with one of my
show you a short sequence with one of my favorite birds in Borneo it’s the
favorite birds in Borneo it’s the
favorite birds in Borneo it’s the resplendent Argus pheasant
this is one of my as I said one of my
this is one of my as I said one of my favorite places I have a tough time
favorite places I have a tough time
favorite places I have a tough time picking one and that’s why it’s so
picking one and that’s why it’s so
picking one and that’s why it’s so painful when things are changing in a
painful when things are changing in a
painful when things are changing in a way that’s not sustainable intelligent
way that’s not sustainable intelligent
way that’s not sustainable intelligent or works for us in the future this place
or works for us in the future this place
or works for us in the future this place now looks like this and this looks like
now looks like this and this looks like
now looks like this and this looks like something out of Lord of the Rings but
something out of Lord of the Rings but
something out of Lord of the Rings but this is not Peter Jackson’s fantasy this
this is not Peter Jackson’s fantasy this
this is not Peter Jackson’s fantasy this is now because we want to buy potato
is now because we want to buy potato
is now because we want to buy potato chips we want to buy cookies we want to
chips we want to buy cookies we want to
chips we want to buy cookies we want to buy softeners for plastic we want to buy
buy softeners for plastic we want to buy
buy softeners for plastic we want to buy fuels that people label eco fuels if
fuels that people label eco fuels if
fuels that people label eco fuels if we’re not careful
we’re not careful
we’re not careful palm oil hardwood its sought-after and
palm oil hardwood its sought-after and
palm oil hardwood its sought-after and we ask consumers in an increasingly
we ask consumers in an increasingly
we ask consumers in an increasingly globalised world make daily choices that
globalised world make daily choices that
globalised world make daily choices that actually affect change and the good
actually affect change and the good
actually affect change and the good thing about this is that we are not
thing about this is that we are not
thing about this is that we are not sheep we don’t need to follow just
sheep we don’t need to follow just
sheep we don’t need to follow just everything we can ourselves make choices
everything we can ourselves make choices
everything we can ourselves make choices this is Tara Singh for palm oil so it’s
this is Tara Singh for palm oil so it’s
this is Tara Singh for palm oil so it’s painful to see all this and I’m not a
painful to see all this and I’m not a
painful to see all this and I’m not a classic tree hugger I love to hug trees
classic tree hugger I love to hug trees
classic tree hugger I love to hug trees but I understand we are 7 billion people
but I understand we are 7 billion people
but I understand we are 7 billion people we need to use resources but we need to
we need to use resources but we need to
we need to use resources but we need to use them wisely mmm that beautiful face
use them wisely mmm that beautiful face
use them wisely mmm that beautiful face is the face of my friend Tiburon he’s a
is the face of my friend Tiburon he’s a
is the face of my friend Tiburon he’s a blowpipe hunter from Borneo he’s one of
blowpipe hunter from Borneo he’s one of
blowpipe hunter from Borneo he’s one of the last remaining forest dwellers
the last remaining forest dwellers
the last remaining forest dwellers nomadic pen on in Borneo and he has no
nomadic pen on in Borneo and he has no
nomadic pen on in Borneo and he has no future according to himself his life is
future according to himself his life is
future according to himself his life is gone when the forests are gone and he
gone when the forests are gone and he
gone when the forests are gone and he asks questions he asks what why are we
asks questions he asks what why are we
asks questions he asks what why are we doing this why are you doing this what’s
doing this why are you doing this what’s
doing this why are you doing this what’s going on why are why is my forest so so
going on why are why is my forest so so
going on why are why is my forest so so important to eradicate or take away we
important to eradicate or take away we
important to eradicate or take away we have to ask ourself
have to ask ourself
have to ask ourself the same questions what forests are are
the same questions what forests are are
the same questions what forests are are we to keep and or to use you have to be
we to keep and or to use you have to be
we to keep and or to use you have to be very smart I think I have nearly the
very smart I think I have nearly the
very smart I think I have nearly the best job in the world at least for me it
best job in the world at least for me it
best job in the world at least for me it is I think some of you might say it’s
is I think some of you might say it’s
is I think some of you might say it’s not for me I don’t like to have like
not for me I don’t like to have like
not for me I don’t like to have like fungi growing everywhere malaria you
fungi growing everywhere malaria you
fungi growing everywhere malaria you know things like that
know things like that
know things like that no I mean it’s it’s but but it is I’d to
no I mean it’s it’s but but it is I’d to
no I mean it’s it’s but but it is I’d to me it’s a fantastic job but there’s also
me it’s a fantastic job but there’s also
me it’s a fantastic job but there’s also I sometimes I feel that we are the worst
I sometimes I feel that we are the worst
I sometimes I feel that we are the worst animal on the planet if I may say so
animal on the planet if I may say so
animal on the planet if I may say so we’re the worst species we’re the worst
we’re the worst species we’re the worst
we’re the worst species we’re the worst with the worst we’ve wage war we poison
with the worst we’ve wage war we poison
with the worst we’ve wage war we poison our planet we kill each other we lie we
our planet we kill each other we lie we
our planet we kill each other we lie we rape we do all sorts really really
rape we do all sorts really really
rape we do all sorts really really really nasty things that’s our privilege
really nasty things that’s our privilege
really nasty things that’s our privilege in a sense because we’re so intelligent
in a sense because we’re so intelligent
in a sense because we’re so intelligent right but what’s really interesting also
right but what’s really interesting also
right but what’s really interesting also I’m fantastic these days and it’s
I’m fantastic these days and it’s
I’m fantastic these days and it’s changing now it’s changing quickly it’s
changing now it’s changing quickly it’s
changing now it’s changing quickly it’s that this is an issue that’s on the
that this is an issue that’s on the
that this is an issue that’s on the table this is something that people are
table this is something that people are
table this is something that people are aware of we just have to bridge the gap
aware of we just have to bridge the gap
aware of we just have to bridge the gap between heart and brain people know it
between heart and brain people know it
between heart and brain people know it intellectually but they don’t feel it in
intellectually but they don’t feel it in
intellectually but they don’t feel it in their hearts sometimes so we just have
their hearts sometimes so we just have
their hearts sometimes so we just have to bridge that gap and make people work
to bridge that gap and make people work
to bridge that gap and make people work for their own future there’s we’re the
for their own future there’s we’re the
for their own future there’s we’re the only species that we can gather in a
only species that we can gather in a
only species that we can gather in a room like this and make intelligent
room like this and make intelligent
room like this and make intelligent choices for a prosperous and sustainable
choices for a prosperous and sustainable
choices for a prosperous and sustainable future and that to me it’s a great
future and that to me it’s a great
future and that to me it’s a great journey ahead again this is what I want
journey ahead again this is what I want
journey ahead again this is what I want to show my kids when they grow up when
to show my kids when they grow up when
to show my kids when they grow up when they are in my age and they go with
they are in my age and they go with
they are in my age and they go with their girlfriends or friends to Borneo I
their girlfriends or friends to Borneo I
their girlfriends or friends to Borneo I want it still to look like this I doubt
want it still to look like this I doubt
want it still to look like this I doubt that it will but I will fight for it
that it will but I will fight for it
that it will but I will fight for it thank you for listening
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