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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SNEAKY OTTER

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ADORABLE OWLS CUDDLE UP FOR THE CAMERA

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AIR OF THE DOG: HILARIOUS FLYING POOCHES

FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .

AUSTRALIAN TOWN LOCATED UNDERGROUND

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ADORABLE DOLPHINS VISIT AUSTRALIAN BEACH FOR BREAKFAST

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SHARK WHISPERER BALANCES SHARK IN HIS HAND

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FIGHTING BLACKBACK GORILLAS

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SPECTACULAR SCENERY AT CHILEAN OBSERVATORIES

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HYPER-REALISTIC DINNER IS ACTUALLY DESSERT

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