TABLE OF CONTENTS TAMAN NEGARA NATIONAL PARK 4 6 LOCATION LANDSCAPE AND CLIMATE 8 10 WILDLIFE 12 PEOPLE COMMUNITIES 14 16 CUSTOMS SCHOOL AND WORK 18 20 PLAY FOOD 22 24 CELEBRATIONS 26 TIMELINE MALAYSIA FACTS 28 30 GLOSSARY TO LEARN MORE 31 32 INDEX
TAMAN NEGARA NATIONAL PARK CANOPY WALK CANOPY WALK Mosquitoes buzz and birds call on a steamy morning in Taman Negara National Park A group of schoolchildren is ready to explore the Canopy Walk through the rain forest A sea of green leaves surrounds them They spy wild pigs from their place high above the forest floor Suddenly a colorful five-bar swallowtail butterfly flies just above 4
OTHER TOP SITES DANUM VALLEY PANGKOR ISLAND PETRONAS TOWERS ZAHIR MOSQUE In the afternoon the students cruise along the Tahan River A monkey hoots as it jumps from branch to branch The group stops to swim in the cool water A rushing waterfall greets them at the end of their journey Welcome to Malaysia 5
