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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CHEEKY MONKEY COOLS OFF IN APRIL SHOWERS

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FRIENDLY TOAD READY FOR HIS CLOSE UP

STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST: SWIMMING WITH SHARKS

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KISS OF LIFE TODDLER

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ABANDONED WILD WEST THEME PARK

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ANGRY GIRAFFE DESTROYS BIKE

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WHEELCHAIR BASEJUMPER

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NERVOUS SQUIRREL

EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .

THE DANGEROUS WORK OF SULPHUR MINERS

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MOST DANGEROUS ROAD IN THE WORLD

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