Unique animals

• civets

  Rare and amazing animal native to Africa and Asia, with a scent gland that secretes a greasy substance used as a fixative for perfume
• Kouprey

  Extremely rare wild ox from Asia, considered critically endangered and possibly extinct, last sighted in 1969-1970
• Narwhal

  Small, toothed whale found along coasts and in rivers throughout the Arctic, only the male specimens possess a long, straight tusk
• Malasian flying fox


  Huge bat that feeds on fruits, plants, and nectar, one of the largest bats
• Secretary birds


  African birds that hunt on the ground, often tackling poisonous snakes, holding them down with one foot and battering them with their wings
• King vulture


  Large bird found in Central and South America, living in lowland forests, with a bald head and neck, and a noticeable fleshy wattle on its beak
• Giant pandas are bamboo-eating bears with babies that may weigh less than an apple
• alligators have eyes that appear to glow red in the dark
• Flamingos are known for standing on one leg for long durations
• Hummingbirds can fly straight up, down, and backward
• Bats are the only flying mammals
• Honeypot ants are force-fed nectar by fellow worker ants until their bodies swell up, then hung by their front legs on the walls of the nest to act as living honey jars