Animal Adventures Asia

Animal Adventures
Asia

Asia is the largest and most highly populated continent on the planet with a surface area of 17.21 million mi² (27.69 million km²) and a population of 4.67 billion. Due to Asia’s size and variations in elevation, almost every known type of climate can be found here. It’s home to both the highest point on Earth, Mt Everest, and the lowest, the Dead Sea. Asia is the only continent to border two other continents, Europe and Africa.

Betta Fish

The betta fish is the national aquatic animal of Thailand. Betta fish known for their vibrant colors, large flowing fins, and aggressive behaviour. Bettas have a uniquely high tolerance for poor water quality due to a special labyrinth organ which allows them to...

Binturong

No one knows the actual meaning of the binturong’s name because it comes from an extinct language. Despite often being called bearcats, binturongs aren’t related to bears or cats. Instead, they are part of the Viverridae family, a group of small to medium mammals...

Bornean Orang-utan

Bornean orang-utans are highly intelligent and have been observed using tools and distinct cultural patterns. They’re the second largest ape after the gorilla and the largest living tree-dwelling animal. Bornean orang-utans build nests to rest in at night. Some use...

Bottlenose Dolphin

Bottlenose dolphins are highly communicative and use a combination of vocal communication and body language. Each dolphin even creates its own unique whistle when it’s born that it uses to identify itself. Bottlenose dolphins are very social and have been observed...

Brown Bear

Brown bears hibernate during the winter in order to avoid the cold weather and scarcity of food. In order to prepare, they spend pretty much all of their time during autumn eating so they can store enough fat on their body to get through the winter. During...

Bull Shark

Like other sharks, bull sharks need to constantly have salt in their bodies in order to survive, which is why they only live in saltwater. But bull sharks have special adaptations that help them store salt in their bodies, giving them the ability to spend some...

Caracal

Caracals live in very dry environments such as savannas and woodlands. They have adapted to these dry conditions by requiring very little hydration and being able to get all the fluid they need from their prey. They also are able to cope with the heat by sleeping...

Chinese alligator

Chinese alligators are smaller than American alligators and have bony plates on their bellies and eyelids which American alligators don’t have. They live in bodies of fresh water such as ponds, swamps, and slow-moving rivers. Chinese alligators dig burrows which...

Chinese Alligator

Chinese alligators are smaller than American alligators and have bony plates on their bellies and eyelids which American alligators don’t have. They live in bodies of freshwater such as ponds, swamps, and slow-moving rivers. Chinese alligators dig burrows which...

Chinese Pangolin

Pangolins’ bodies are covered in scales made out of keratin. These provide camouflage and function as armor, allowing them to curl up into a ball that not even a lion or tiger can break into. They can also escape from predators by climbing trees, digging burrows,...