3. Asian elephants are smaller than their African savannah relatives and have many other physical features that distinguish them. The ears are smaller and the back is more rounded so that the crown of the head is the highest point of the body. One of the characteristic features of an elephant are the modified incisor teeth which are known as tusks, however, only some male Asian elephants have tusks, whilst females have tushes instead.

4. The Sun Bear is named for the patch of fur on their chests which was once thought to resemble a rising or setting sun. Sun Bears are complete omnivores. They have very long tongues that allow them to get to hard to reach honey and insects. They have been known to eat termites, birds, small animals, honey, and fruit, and, as their habitats decline and food become scarce, it is not unusual for a wild Sun Bear to raid commercial crops, such as oil palms.

5. The Dwarf Gymnure is listed as critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Gymnures are cousins of the hedgehog, sometimes called furred hedgehogs, and are insectivores. The Dwarf Gymnure was first discovered in 1918, but it was not considered a valid species until it was more fully studied in 1994. Now, it is in danger because it is in a very limited location, and its habitat is rapidly being cleared. Little is known about the Dwarf Gymnure, partially because of their scarcity and the remoteness of their location. Gymnures and hedgehogs have been noted to be modern animals that are most similar to the very earliest mammals.

6. The Komodo Dragon also known as the ora or the Monitor Lizard, is the largest living lizard on the planet with its roots going all the way back to the dinosaurs. Because of their large size and fierce personalities, Komodo Dragons are surrounded by myth and legend. They are currently listed as endangered with their greatest enemy being volcanic activity and fire, but they are also threatened by forest clearing and tourism. Many of the stories of mythological dragons may have come from the Komodo Dragon. Their yellow tongues and foul breath gave the impression that they could breathe fire and could be the inspiration for our own stories of fire-breathing dragons.