In Photos: Bill Bailey's Jungle Hero

Bill Bailey shares Alfred Russel Wallace's passion for wildlife and Indonesia.

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Mount Rinjani

View of Mount Rinjani, Lombok, Indonesia.
Wallace's Longhorn Specimens

Wallace's private Longhorn specimens, he collected in the Malay Archipelago 1850s. Held at the Natural History Museum London.
Alfred Russel Wallace

Alfred Russel Wallace portrait photo taken in Singapore 1850s.
Sulphur Crested Cockatoo

Sulphur crested cockatoo. Cockatoos were the family of Australian birds which Wallace first saw on Lombok, and made him believe he had crossed a line between Asian and Australian Animals which ran through the Malay Archipelago, and became known as the Wallace line.
Wallaces Map

Wallaces map of the Malay Archipelago, showing his routes of travel, 1854-62.
NHM Wallace Collection

Bill Bailey at the Natural History Museum, London with Wallaces specimens and other specimes relevant to his expeditions, and painting of Alfred Russel Wallace.
Spectral Tarsier

Spectral tarsier, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Black Palm Cockatoo

Black palm cockatoo. Cockatoos were the family of Australian birds which made Wallace believe he had crossed a line between Asian and Australian Animals which ran through the Malay Archipelago.
Wallace Graffiti

Bill Bailey beside Alfred Russel Wallace based graffiti on a wall in Ternate, Indonesia.
Sulawesi Macaque

Sulawesi Macaques (Macaca nigra) also known as black crested Macaques on Sulawesi, Indonesia. Unique Primates which evolved on this island.
Sulawesi Macaques

Bill Bailey with Sulawesi Macaques on Sulawesi, Indonesia. Unique Primates which evolved on this island.
Bornean Canopy

Bill Bailey in the canopy of Borneo Rainforest, Malaysia. Where the Victorian Naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace spent years collecting animals which helped to inspire his theory of Evolution by Natural Selection.
Katydid

Large katydid, Borneo, Malaysia.
Crew

BBC crew on location filming Bill in Borneo for the series.
Frog

Rainforest frog, Borneo, Malaysia.
By River

Bill Bailey in Borneo rainforest exploring for animals with local guides. Something Wallace did throughout his expedition in Borneo and Indonesia.
Katydid

Large katydid, Borneo, Malaysia.
Crew

BBC crew on location filming Bill in Borneo for the series.
Frog

Rainforest frog, Borneo, Malaysia.
By River

Bill Bailey in Borneo rainforest exploring for animals with local guides. Something Wallace did throughout his expedition in Borneo and Indonesia.
Jungle Hut

Bill Bailey in simple jungle hut, in Borneo rainforest. Similar to type constructed for Victorian Naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace.