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Captured Couscous Bear at Wailebed village -
Gevangen koeskoesbeer aan Wailebed dorp
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Phalanger orientalis

Image ID:
1179
Date: 
03/06/2011
Location: 
Wailebed,
Batanta,
Rajah Ampat,
West Papua,
Indonesia
Description: 

The captured animal is a Northern Common Cuscus, Phalanger orientalis. Cuscus bears are frequently captured throughout Papua for the local food consumption.

Keywords: 
cuscus |
northern common cuscus |
koeskoes |
koeskoesbeer |
phalanger |
phalanger orientalis |
common |
widespread |
captured |
food consumption |
caught |
village |
beach |
tropical |
tropical beach |
coast |
Batanta |
West Papua |
Rajah Ampat |
Wailebed |
Indonesia |
gevangen |
voedsel
Category: 
Landscapes & ecosystems |
Cities and Villages |
General climate zones and altitudinal zones |
Tropical and Subtropical Zones |
Mammals |
Marsupials |
Places |
New Guinea and Pacific Islands |
West Papua, Indonesia |
Batanta and Salawati (Rajah Ampat) |
Portfolio West Papua
Image type: 
Digital
Link to image:
http://bernardvanelegem.com/image/captured-couscous-bear-wailebed-village

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