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Aardvark

Aardvark

Nicknamed antbear for its appetite for ants and termites, the aardvark can consume as many as 50,000 insects in a night.

African white lion

African white lion

White lions are leucistic, not albino — they are not totally devoid of pigmentation. Instead of the red eyes seen in albinos, they have blue or yellow eyes.

Asian elephant

Asian elephant

With 40,000-50,000 left in the wild,. will the last of the megaherbivores be wiped out too?

Asian lion

Asian lion

With a comparatively shorter, sparser and darker mane, the male Asian lion's ears are exposed and visible at all times.

Babirusa

Babirusa

Barking deer

Barking deer

Barn owl

Barn owl

Binturong

Binturong

Bongo

Bongo

Brazilian porcupine

Brazilian porcupine

Buffy fish owl

Buffy fish owl

Clouded leopard

Clouded leopard

Named for its cloud-shaped coat markings, this cat is threatened by hunting and habitat loss.

Common brushtail possum

Common brushtail possum

Common palm civet

Common palm civet

In the Malay language, it is known as ‘musang’ (meaning ‘weasel’) but it is neither weasel nor cat.

Eagle Owl

Eagle Owl

Fishing cat

Fishing cat

One of the few cats that swim readily, this species is named for its ability to fish.

Fruit bat

Fruit bat

Gambian pouched rat

Gambian pouched rat

Giant anteater

Giant anteater

Grey-handed night monkey

Grey-handed night monkey

Hog badger

Hog badger

Indian rhinoceros

Indian rhinoceros

Javan slow loris

Javan slow loris

Only a few mammals are known to produce venom and the slow loris is one of them. It mixes the secretion from a gland on the underside of its arm with its saliva to produce a toxin.

Kinkajou

Kinkajou

Leopard cat

Leopard cat

Lesser whistling duck

Lesser whistling duck

Malayan flying fox

Malayan flying fox

When night falls, the flying foxes leave their daytime roost to feed. their keen vision and sense of smell helps them locate fruit and flowers easily.

Malayan tapir

Malayan tapir

The Malayan tapir has a dramatic coat pattern, often referred to as the "saddle" pattern because of its position and shape.

Malayan tiger

Malayan tiger

Maned wolf

Maned wolf

Masked Palm Civet

Masked Palm Civet

Morepork owl

Morepork owl

Nile hippo

Nile hippo

To keep their massive bodies cool in the blistering African heat, hippos can spend up to 16 hours a day submerged in water.

North island brown kiwi

North island brown kiwi

The female kiwi produces the largest egg for its body size - the giant egg can weigh up to 25% of her body weight.

Pangolin

Pangolin

Not only does it swim well, it can scoot up a tree with surprising speed. Its prehensile tail works like a fifth limb.

Porcupine

Porcupine

Possum

Possum

Red river hog

Red river hog

Senegal bushbaby

Senegal bushbaby

Serval

Serval

Sloth bear

Sloth bear

The sloth bears use their sickle-shaped claws as ‘climbing hooks’ to hoist themselves up trees. They climb not to escape danger, but to get at termite or bee nests.

Small-clawed otter

Small-clawed otter

With a vocabulary of 12 different calls, these otters can be a noisy bunch. The calls are used for contact, summons, greeting, threat and alarm.

Small-toothed palm civet

Small-toothed palm civet

Southern three-banded armadillo

Southern three-banded armadillo

When startled, it closes its shell completely around its body, leaving a small gap that it squeezes shut on the nose or paw of a would-be predator.

Spectacle owl

Spectacle owl

Spotted hyaena

Spotted hyaena

They look like large dogs, but are more closely related to cats like lions and tigers. Their powerful jaws give them the strongest bite of any mammal.

Spotted wood owl

Spotted wood owl

Sugar glider

Sugar glider

Sunda slow loris

Sunda slow loris

Tasmanian devil

Tasmanian devil

The name “devil” may come from the sounds they make. They make eerie growls while searching for food at night.

Wallaby

Wallaby

Woylie

Woylie

A woylie can move six tons of soil per year in nocturnal diggings in search of its favourite food: truffles.

Yellow wattled lapwing

Yellow wattled lapwing

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