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Wood carving, Hoi An, Viet Nam
A young man carves a wooden sculpture at Tan An, a shop specializing in the art of wood carving, Hoi An, Central Vietnam, Southeast Asia
© Aaron Joel Santos / NOI Pictures
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Lower Pierce Reservoir, Singapore
Lower Peirce Reservoir is one of the oldest reservoirs in Singapore. It is located near the MacRitchie Reservoir and the Upper Peirce Reservoir. It was originally created as the Peirce Reservoir but was designated as lower upon the creation of the Upper Peirce Reservoir. It is 6 hectares in size and contains many trees that are over 100 years old. There is a Lower Peirce Trail, which is a 900-metre boardwalk that takes visitors through a mature secondary forest. The reservoir is the source of the Kallang River, the longest river in Singapore.
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Lower Pierce Reservoir by zoompict on Flickr.
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Attenborough’s Pitcher Plant, Philippines
Attenborough’s pitcher plant (Nepenthes attenboroughii) is a montane species of insectivorous pitcher plant of the genus Nepenthes. It is named after the celebrated broadcaster and naturalist Sir David Attenborough, who is a keen enthusiast of the genus. The species is characterised by its large and distinctive bell-shaped lower and upper pitchers and narrow, upright lid. The type specimen of N. attenboroughii was collected on the summit of Mount Victoria, an ultramafic mountain in central Palawan, the Philippines.
Botanists believe they have discovered one of the world’s largest carnivorous plants in Southeast Asia. The carnivorous plant (nepenthes attenboroughii) was found by researchers atop Mt. Victoria, a remote mountain in Palawan, Philippines.
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Monks walking behind the pagoda, Yawnghwe, Shan State, Myanmar
IMG_8031 by rovinglight on Flickr.
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Papuma Beach, Jember, East Java, Indonesia
Pantai Papuma, Jember, Jawa Timur, Indonesia.
(by Kurnia Saktiyono)
