Sulawesi Jungle

Forest covers much of the mountainous northern arm of Sulawesi, from the coastal lowlands into the highlands of Gorontalo. Ranges to the north and south enclose interior plains, while tropical trees provide shelter for animals found only on the island. Among them are the dwarf buffalo known as the anoa, the Sulawesi babirusa and the maleo, a bird that buries its eggs in warm sand or volcanic soil.