Wildlife of Thailand

Thailand is an Asian country situated in the heart of Southeast Asia. The country has many different habitats for wildlife like lush rainforests, wetlands, mountains, highlands, and floodplains.

Official National Animals

Asian Elephant

Tokay geckos are lizards with colorful skin

Asian water monitor lizards are giant lizards

Bumblebee bats are the smallest mammals in the world, They live in colonies of 100 in limestone caves in Thailand

Asian giant softshell turtles are a freshwater species

Malaysian sun bears live in lowland forests

Gibbons are widely distributed

Indonesian leopards

Binturongs which are bearcats

Pangolins with their interesting scales

National Parks

Khao Yai National Park is the oldest national park in the country and a UNESCO World Heritage site. It is home to elephants which are the main tourist attraction here

You can see gibbons, maques, mutjacs, barking and sambar deer, porcupines, and jackals

Among birds are hornbills, barbets, broadbills, woodpeckers, jungle fowls, partridges, and Siamese firebacks

At Erawan National Park you can enjoy birds such as crested serpent eagles, black-names monarchs, black-crested bulbuls, and green-billed malkohas among others

There are macaques, monitor lizards, and squirrels

As well as Indochinese serows, Siamese hares, elephants, and boars

Kaeng Krachan National Park is the largest national park in Thailand. There are about 57 mammals and 400 bird species

Animals making their homes here include leopards, elephants, bears, deer, porcupines, owls, stocks, eagles, and hornbills.

Marine Animals

Manta rays found off the west coast of Thailand

Gigantic whale sharks

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For the Love of a Lizard

Some interesting lizards in the world

Asian Water Monitors are large varanid lizards. They’re native to South and Southeast Asia. These are among the most common monitor lizards in Asia. Asian Water Monitors are semiaquatic and are great swimmers. They have powerful legs and claws to climb trees to escape predators. They’re carnivores and their diet consists of fish, frogs, rodents, birds, crabs, and snakes.

Bengal Monitors are large terrestrial monitor lizards. These lizards range from Iran to Java and can be found in river valleys in eastern Iran, Afghanistan, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Burma. They make their homes in both dry semiarid desert habitats to floodplains, scrubland, and moist forest. They live on the ground and dig burrows but are good tree climbers. They’re carnivores and have a diet that consists of beetles, grubs, scorpions, snails, ants, and other invertebrates. Being scavengers they’ll also feed on carrion.

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Famous Horses

Well-known horses from history, the movies, TV, and the races

Movie and TV horses

People enjoyed the exciting adventures of a man called the Lone Ranger and he had a horse called Silver. Whenever the Lone Ranger was ready to ride away he shouted, “Hi-Yo Silver! Away!” Silver, the fictional white stallion became popular along with his master on the US radio show and TV series.

The predecessor of Sliver was a chestnut mare named Dusty, which was revealed in the 1938 episode titled “The Legend Of Silver.” When the Lone Ranger saved the life of Silver from a savage buffalo, Silver gave up living in the wild and became the loyal companion of the masked marvel the Lone Ranger.

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Wildlife of Taiwan

The island of Taiwan has a wide range of topography so it is home to many wildlife species. There are more than 120 species of mammals and over 650 species of birds. Many lovely butterflies flitter about.

While Taiwan has no official national animals the Sun Bear is a symbol of the country.

The Taiwan Blue Magpie is looked at as the unofficial national bird symbol.

Also, two other native species not found anywhere else in the world:

The Formosan Rock Macaque, a primate

The Mikado Pheasant

Native Animals

Taiwan serows small bovids

Wild boar pigs

Red giant flying squirrels

Chinese ferret badgers

Chinese hares

Formosan clouded leopards

Birds

Collared bush robins a species of birds in the family Muscicapidae. They live in montane and subalpine forests.

Taiwan barbets

Taiwan yuhinas small songbirds

Taiwan whistling thrushes

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Dancing Butterflies

Some of the most beautiful butterflies in the world

Europe

Apollo butterflies have beautiful white bodies with eyespots on their wings. The forewings have black eyespots and the hindwings are decorated with attractive four red eyespots. These butterflies can be found in France, Italy, and Spain. Apollo butterflies are among the most threatened species of butterflies in Europe.

These butterflies are known for their defensive strategy. The larvae form of apollo butterflies are deep dark in color and exhibit camouflage using the color. Since adult butterflies cannot use this technique due to their red eyespots they instead produce a foul smell to threaten predators.

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Wildlife of Sri Lanka

The Asian country of Sri Lanka is a Buddhist country. It has many different kinds of animals. The country has plenty of flora and natural habitats.

Official National Animal

Asian lion

Official National Bird

Sri Lankan junglefowl

At Minneriya National Park you can see the biggest gatherings of wild elephants.

Native Animals

Red slender lorises are small nocturnal primates living in the rainforests

Purple-faced langurs are a species of Old World monkeys

Sri Lankan leopards

Sri Lankan sloth bears are a subspecies of sloth bears that live in the lowland dry forests of the country

Golden palm civets live in hill regions

Birds

Blue magpies are part of the Corvidae family and are found exclusively in Sri Lanka

Hanging parrots are small parrots and resident endemic breeders

Sri Lankan hill mynas are members of the starling family

Sri Lankan green pigeons live in the forests

Serendib scops owls make their home in the Kitulgala rainforest

Crimson-backed flame backs are a species of birds in the woodpecker family

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Creatures of the Deep

Unusual sea creatures from all over the world

Mimic octopuses can imitate the appearance and mannerisms of fifteen different species. This makes them the ultimate imposters in the animal world. This octopus was discovered twelve years ago. Mimic octopuses make their home in the tropical waters of South East Asia. They exist on a diet of small fish and crabs. They can change color and texture so they can match their surroundings. The most amazing thing is that mimic octopuses can take on the appearance of other creatures like lionfish, jellyfish, sea snakes, flounders, stingrays, and others.

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Wildlife of Singapore

Singapore is a small Asian island county in the southeastern part of the continent. It is located off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula and is one of the smallest Asian countries. It is surrounded by the Indian Ocean.

Native Animals

Crab-eating macaques

Finlayson’s squirrels are the only introduced mammals in Singapore. They live in canopies and feed on fruit.

Sunda clouded leopards are a medium species of wild cats that are native to Sumatra and Borneo.

Malayan tapirs can be seen in Singapore and are native to southeastern Asia from the Malay Peninsula to Sumatra. They lived in tropical lowland forests.

Raffles’ banded langurs are a species of primates endemic to Singapore and the southern parts of the Malay Peninsula.

Asian elephants are the only elephants living outside of Africa.

Malayan porcupines are a species of rodents native to southern and southeastern Asia.

Sunda pangolins are a species of pangolins native to southeastern Asia.

Sunda flying lemurs glide from tree to tree. They are a species of colugo. These lemurs can be found in many areas of Singapore.

Birds

Crimson sunbirds are a species of birds found in southern and southeastern Asia. They feed exclusively on nectar.

Eastern imperial eagles are a large species of birds of prey found throughout Asia.

Marine Animals

Smooth-coated otters make their homes in southern and southeastern Asia. You can find them in mangroves, along coasts, rivers, canals, and lakes.

Saltwater crocodiles are the most dangerous large animals in Singapore.

Asian water monitors are a large species of varanid native to southeastern and southern Asia. They live in habitats close to water sources.

Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins can be seen around the Straits of Johor and the Singapore Strait. They are found in the coastal waters of the western Pacific Ocean and the eastern Indian Ocean.

Dugongs are a large species of marine mammals found in the Indo-West Pacific. They lived in the Straits of Johor and the Singapore Strait. Their closest relatives are manatees.

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Cooing a Song of Love

Some of the most beautiful pigeon breeds in the world

When I saw the photos of some of these pigeons in my mind I pictured all the pigeons I had fed in my life in all kinds of city parks. Usually, they were gray, some with colored feathers around the neck, some gray, and some white. Who knew there were any other kinds?

Discovering more about pigeons I learned that the common city pigeon is called the rock pigeon and might have been the very first bird domesticated by humans. These pigeons are featured as figurines, shown in mosaics, and on coins from ancient Mesopotamia since at least 4500 BC.

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