Blowpipes were traditionally the primary hunting weapon among the Orang Asli people in Peninsular Malaysia. Few sub-tribes still use them regularly nowadays, such as the Jahai and Bateq. But for most others, blowpipes are merely a relic of the past….

At the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries, many draught animals were released in the wild in Western Australia, as motor vehicles took over their work. These included donkeys and camels. Both species flourished thereafter in…