The Takin can be found inhabiting the mountains of Asia. It has a complicated network of sinuses to warm up the frigid mountain air before it gets to the lungs.
These brightly-colored fish are found in the tropical parts of the Pacific, Indian and Atlantic oceans. They usually travel in large schools and add a vivid display to indoor aquariums.
The Tapanuli Orangutan was the second great ape to be discovered outside Africa. The first was the bonobo. They are too large to leap through the trees like monkeys. Instead, they swing from branch to branch.
These strange animals look like a cross between donkeys and elephants. They have an elongated snout called a proboscis to gather food. A group of tapirs is called a candle.
When a female Tarantula Hawk wants to lay, it paralyzes a spider and lays its egg on it. The larva then burrows into the poor spider and pupates. Then the pupa bursts out from the spider when it’s fully grown.
They are primates that live in Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines. These arboreal and nocturnal animals have well-developed eyes to see in the dark. One of their eyes weighs more than their tiny brains.