BIG ANIMALS

Asian Elephant

Local Name: Gajah Asia Scientific Name: Elephas maximus Diet: Leaves, grass and fruits Type: Herbivorous Habitat: Virgin forests and secondary forests Lifespan: 60-80 years Description: Female and baby elephants …

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Lar Gibbon

Local Name: Ungka Tangan Putih Scientific Name: Hylobates lar Diet: Ripe fruits, young leaves, shoots and insects Type: Omnivorous Habitat: Up on the trees in …

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Chital

Local Name: Rusa Bintik Scientific Name: Axis axis Diet: Grass, shurbs, leaves and fruits of forest’s trees Type: Herbivorous Habitat: Open grazing fields Lifespan: 8-14 years …

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Malayan Tapir

Local Name: Tapir Scientific Name: Tapirus indicus Diet: Shoots of plants Type: Herbivorous Habitat: Around the river banks in tropical forests Lifespan: More than 30 years …

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Sambar Deer

Local Name: Rusa Sambar Scientific Name: Equus caballus Diet: Grass, shrubs, leaves and fruits from forest’s trees Type: Herbivorous Habitat: Hot tropical forest and sub-tropical …

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Horse

Local Name: Sambar Deer Scientific Name: Rucervus duvaucelii Diet: Grass and vegetables Type: Herbivorous Habitat: Grazing fields Lifespan: 30 years Description: Horses have the biggest eyes among all terrestrial mammals …

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Malayan Sunbear

Local Name: Malayan Sunbear Scientific Name: Halarctos malayanus Diet: Eggs, fruit, honey, insects and meat Type: Omnivorous Habitat: The African forests Lifespan: 30 years Description: Sunbears like sleeping …

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