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Harvesting Shipworms in a Thai Mangrove Forest
Edible shipworms, in this case Bactronophorus thoracites, are also known as Naked clams, Priyang talay (เพรียงทะเล), and various other common…
Danger of Asian elephants – whether they are in musth or not
Asian elephants (Elaphas maximus) are smaller than their African cousins but not less dangerous when in musth. That danger was…
Australian Firesaws
Firesaws are nowadays only known as a traditional fire-making method on Pacific Islands. In Australia these methods were replaced by…
Bottom fish traps of the Urak Lawoi people
The following information was gathered from a Urak Lawoi man who has lived in the Rawai Beach Sea-Gypsy Village for…
Harvesting Asian honey bees in a rock crevice
Asian honey bees and their combs are a special treat for the local population of backcountry areas at Pu Luong…
Tu-Lip trees in Papua New Guinea
Tok Pisin: Tu lip; Scientific name: Gnetum gnemon What does a tu-lip tree look like? It is a small tree…
Blowpipe hunting with Orang Asli people in Malaysia
Blowpipe hunting is still prevalent in many Orang Asli communities in Malaysia. Although the government strictly enforces hunting rules and…
Visiting Orang Rimba people in Jambi province
Who are the Orang Rimba people? The expression ‘Orang Rimba’ means ‘People of the rainforest,’ but this name is primarily…
Finding True South in the Southern Hemisphere
The Southern Cross, or the Constellation of Crux, – as the name implies – is just visible in the Southern…
Orang Rimba shelters in the forests of Sumatra
Orang Rimba shelters and dwellings in the forests are designed in different styles rooted in their semi-nomadic lifestyle. These structures…
Carrying baskets of Mentawai people
Two types of carrying baskets were used during my stay with the Mentawai people at Buttui on Siberut Island. One,…
Disinfecting water with Potassium Permanganate
Potassium permanganate is an essential chemical for various simple living applications. One is its disinfecting effects, and the other is…
