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The Malayan civet can be found throughout Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines. They prefer secondary habitats, forests, rainforests, agricultural land, and can also be seen just outside villages. There are around 20 species of civets described to date. Even though they face the threats of habitat destruction, at the hands […]

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Welcome the Malayan tapir, aka the Asian tapir or Malay tapir. These are the only surviving species of Old World tapirs. They can be found, although severely fragmented, from south-eastern Asia, to southern Myanmar on down to south-western Thailand, Malaysia, and the Malay Peninsula on over to Sumatra. These tapirs […]

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The Malayan flying fox, aka Malaysian flying fox, greater flying fox, large fruit bat, Kalong, and Kalang, is a large species of bat found in the Malaysian Peninsula, Burma, Vietnam, the Philippines, Borneo, Sumatra, Java, the Lesser Sunda Islands, and Anak Krakatau. They prefer mangrove forests, primary forests, coconut groves, […]

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