The Royal Belum State Park is situated in the Belum-Temengor forest complex in Perak. It is one of the world’s oldest rainforests, dating back over 130 million years. The rainforest is a crucial habitat for conservation of biodiversity. Besides technical mastery of animals, Jaafar Taib is also adept in portraying the human figure. The intricate details, nuances of textures and expression unite to form a harmonious work showing a child’s interaction with nature, and the monkey. Jaafar Taib is one of the founders of the legendary Creative Enterprise, which started the Golden Age of Comicdom. It was established in 1976 together with Dato’ Azman Yusof, Meow Shariman Meor Hassan a.k.a. Mishar and Zainal Buang Hussein, and the early publications were Murni and Bambino, and then the Gila Gila humour magazine. A noted cartoonist and illustrator, he is known for his paintings of animals and birds in their natural habitat, and have produced a book, Birds Of Malaysia, with more than 120 species. He created Jungle Jokes for Gila Gila in 1978. He started off with Utusan Melayu and Kumpulan Varia Pop. In 2015, he received the Anugerah Perdana Kampung Boy.