The Vietnamese giant centipede; as venomous as they are colorful. These impressively large, nervous, and aggressive centipedes can be found throughout southeastern Asia, but can also be found in other parts of the world as well
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The yellow-throated marten, aka Himalayan marten, is the largest known marten species in Asia. They can be found in South Asia, East Asia, Central Asia, and Southeast Asia. These martens prefer broad-leaved and coniferous forests, montane forests, tropical dry
Concentrated throughout India, the chital deer, aka axis deer or spotted deer, is commonplace in the tropical dry forests, open grasslands, semi-evergreen forests, tropical moist forests, deserts, and xeric scrublands. They have been
Among the largest lizards in the world, the Asian water monitor calls south and southeast Asia its home. They prefer forests, mangroves, swamps, shrubland, and wetlands. There have been sightings of these giants at elevations of up to
The lar gibbon is an agile primate with amazing climbing and swinging abilities, even though they lack a tail. Traversing trees comes easy to these critters and they make it look like child’s play. They have evolved long hands
Considered lucky by many Asian cultures, the Asian arowana (aka dragonfish) is a native to southeast Asia. More specifically Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam. They prefer slow moving, black water rivers as
Although most goats are pretty skilled at parkour, as animals go, the markhor is not an acrobatic youngster, but rather a wild goat. There are 3 known subspecies of markhor that call the central and western parts of Asia their
Ranking in at number 1 for the world’s longest snake, it’s the reticulated python. These giant serpents are the 2nd heaviest snake, after the anaconda. They can be found in southern and southeastern Asia in grasslands,
The Himalayan honey bee has an affinity for Rhododendrons. The honey they produce gives new meaning to high in the Himalayas. These bees can be found in the forested cliffs of Bhutan, Myanmar, India, Yunnan, Nepal, Laos, and
The Asian palm civet, aka, common civet or Toddy cat, is a small cat-like critter found in southern and southeast Asia. They are typically found in tropical rainforests and jungles, but can also be found in garden and park