Asian Water Monitor
The canal-cruising giant of Asia
Animal Habitats
Deciduous Forest
Forests dominated by trees that shed leaves seasonally, found in temperate regions
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Deciduous Forest Animals
Kermode Bear (Spirit Bear)
Not polar-coastal spirit of the rainforest
Black Dragon Lizard
All the beardie charm-dressed in black.
Hammerhead Worm
Hammerhead hunters of the soil
Capuchin
Small hands, big brains.
Tamarin
Small monkeys, big teamwork
Angled Sunbeam Caterpillar
Small larva, big ant allies
Nut Weevil
Snouts that drill, larvae that dine
Lace Bug
Lacy wings, leafy feasts.
Fritillary Butterfly
Four legs, endless wing stories
Saturniidae Moth
Big wings, brief lives, brilliant cocoons.
Goral
Built for cliffs, not flatlands
Bhutan Takin
Bhutan's Roman-nosed mountain bovid
Trapdoor spider
Hidden door, lightning strike.
Javan Leopard
Java's hidden rosettes in the mist
Africanized bee (killer bee)
Same species-different attitude.
Palaeoloxodon namadicus
The giant straight-tusked titan of Ice-Age India
Teddy Guinea Pig
Plush coat, big squeaks, gentle charm.
Peruvian Guinea Pig
The runway model of guinea pigs
Spanish Water Dog
Curly-coated worker: land and water.
Khao Manee
Thailand's White Gem with jewel eyes
Ozark Bass
The Ozarks' star-spotted rock bass
Kissing Bugs
Night feeder, public-health sentinel
Olingo
Neotropical night-fruit acrobats