LIVING ON WATER: REFUGEES BUILD A LIFE AT SEA

SAILING over crystal clear waters, the Bajau people of Malaysia live their lives almost entirely at SEA. Children as young as four catch fish, octopus and lobsters from handmade boats off the eastern coast of Sabah, Malaysia. Along with their families, they live in wooden huts on stilts and trade their seafood for necessities with islanders in the nearby town of Semporna. Photographer Ng Choo Kia visited the Bajau people, joining them on their pirogues, which is a long narrow canoe made from a single tree trunk, and documenting their daily life in a series of pictures.

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CHILD SHEPHERDS OF THE SIMIEN MOUNTAINS

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WEATHER TAKES BIZZARE TURN

It was sunny, now it's raining .

VICTORIAN TENNIS RULE BOOK REVEALS GAME PLAYED BY THREE

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AMAZING PEN ART

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HUNGRY GORILLA ENJOYS DINNER

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SWALLOW WHOLE - YOUNG BIRD ENJOYS DINNER TIME

PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .

CHEEKY GORILLA

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RED SMOKE AT NIGHT, VOLCANO SPOTTERS DELIGHT

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I LIKE MY SALMON ROAR!

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ADORABLE STOAT HUNTS IN THE SNOW

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ADORABLE OWLS CUDDLE UP FOR THE CAMERA

HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .