They have a well-known reputation for being ill-tempered and unpredictable snakes, even for vipers. They are to be approached with caution as their venom causes severe pain and swelling locally, though few people have died as a result of being bitten so far.

The common wombat is found (commonly) around the East coast and south of Australia, and incredibly abundant around Tasmania. Especially around Cradle Mountain Ronny Creek and Maria Island, where they graze almost completely unbothered by surrounding tourists.

The Tasmanian Pademelon is found only on the island of Tasmania and can be distinguished from the similar looking Bennett's Wallaby by its smaller, triangular ears and rounder rump.

Once a widespread animal across Tasmania, their numbers were decimated by habitat loss, hunting for meat, and regarded as pests to crops. Today, they are limited to small parts of certain national parks in Tasmania.

Their mainland counterparts are far more widespread and can be found in a variety of scrub land.

Found locally around mangrove swamps, particularly Pasir Ris Mangrove areas and Sungei Buloh Wetlands.

The Tasmanian subspecies is known to have a thicker and furrier coat, likely due to the colder weather.

They are endangered due to becoming roadkill, habitat loss, and human persecution due to the old misconception that they used to kill livestock by riding the backs of sheep and using their beaks to puncture the kidneys.

Unfortunately, their numbers are threatened by this practice as they are captured from the wild to make this coffee.

These creatures are nocturnal and can be found during the day either clinging to the sides of trees, hanging upside down from horizontal branches, or even in tree hollows. They feed mostly on shoots and leaves of certain tree species.

It is the second largest monitor lizard after the Komodo Dragon. They can be distinguished for the more arboreal Clouded Monitor by the position of their nostrils. The Asian Water Monitor has nostrils at the front of the snout, which suits its more aquatic habits.

They are one of the smallest of the Asian hornbills and are primarily frugivores, though they sometimes feed on small animals. They mate from January to June.

Much like typical owls, they have specialized feathers that are soft to touch, allowing them to have almost soundless flight. They also have asymmetrical ear canals with one higher than the other. This allows them to triangulate where the sound is coming from more accurately when hunting for prey.

It is well known in local folklore tales as Sang Kancil, in which it is portrayed as a smart and quick witted animal that always outsmarts larger predators like the crocodile. In real life, it is a shy and timid animal that prefers to avoid predators, feeding on fallen leaves and fruits on the forest floor. Males can be distinguished by the presence of their tusk-like canine teeth.

They are threatened by the rampant songbird trade, as their unique birdsong makes them highly prized. They can fetch a high price on the market. The males and females duet in harmony and as a result they are usually sold in pairs.

Despite being found commonly around Singapore in many parks and reserves, they are considered Endangered globally by the IUCN. This is because they are considered extinct in certain countries like Bangladesh.

The Raffles Banded Langur feeds on leaves, fruits and seeds and plays a role in seed dispersal. Their specialized digestive tracts contain bacteria that help them to break down fruits and seeds, resulting in most seeds being destroyed. They are larger than the size of a Long-Tailed Macaque and grow to around 60-80cm in size including their tails. They are shy, reclusive and mostly arboreal creatures which makes them difficult to spot and photograph. However, you can often hear their machine-gun like cries echoing through the canopy if you listen closely.

There are now several families of otters living in Singapore and they have adapted well to maneuvering around the urban landscape, using man-made sewer tunnels and drains to navigate the island. Unfortunately their increased presence also results in more human-otter conflicts.

Its venom can cause severe pain and swelling and contains a component called Waglerin-1. It is sometimes used in topical wrinkle creams and marketed as a wrinkle remover. Though it has no proven benefit.

A common snake found throughout Southeast Asia. It feeds on arboreal prey like lizards.

Its diet is primarily small reptiles and amphibians, particularly tree frogs and lizards. Its family is unique in that it is viviparous and gives birth to live young.

This nostril position aids it in its feeding activities, which consist of burrowing and digging through dirt to find insects and grubs.

Orangutans are the only species of great ape found in Asia apart from humans. The rest are Chimpanzees, Bonobos and Gorillas. They are intelligent creatures that are observed creating nests to sleep in for the night.

Like other gibbons, these agile arboreal apes use their disproportionately long arms to swing about through the canopy. This movement is called brachiation. They are the fastest arboreal non-flying mammals in the world. Their calls can be heard early in the morning, which sound like a loud whooping.

In Southeast Asia, some individuals have been trained to pick coconuts from trees for a reward of gelatinous rice. They are considered endangered by the IUCN due to habitat loss and persecution by humans.

When threatened, it stands upright to try to imitate a cobra. However, this species is non-venomous.

It mainly feeds on tree frogs and lizards as part of its diet.

Mainly arboreal, it rarely descends to the ground.

Like many other palm civets, it is mainly arboreal, solitary and nocturnal, which contributes to its rarity. It is omnivorous and feeds on a variety of fruits, seeds and small mammals. It was even observed preying on a Sunda Slow Loris on a camera trap in Singapore.

It is rarely seen during the day due to its camouflage making it look like a dead leaf, but its roost position is sometimes given away by territorial birds mobbing it. Like other owls, it feeds on small vertebrates like lizards and rats and insects.

It is mildly venomous and feeds on small prey like insects and lizards. It can also expand its ribcage to glide like its cousin. It is uncommon within its range in Asia but is quite regularly sighted in Singapore.

These colours are more apparent when it flares its body up to appear larger when provoked.

The Gold-Ringed Cat Snake is the most frequently sighted cat snake species in Singapore and is usually more robust and muscular than its other cousins. It is also fairly large compared to its cousins, growing to around 2m in length It is also mildly venomous with a painful bite and is known to be aggressive when provoked, even striking multiple times consecutively. But there are no confirmed fatalities locally.

Recent studies suggest that individuals found in certain regions of Southeast Asia (Singapore, Malaysia) are a different species and can be called the Western Mangrove Cat Snake (Boiga Melanota) instead.

Much like its other cousins, this species mainly arboreal and non-venomous, feeding on smaller reptiles like skinks and geckos.

Although there are records of unusually large individuals killing and consuming prey as large as boars or even humans, the vast majority of them are small and shy, preferring to feed on smaller prey like rats and lizards. They should still be approached with caution as they can pack a painful bite if threatened.

It is one of the two flying squirrel species in Singapore, the other being the Red-Cheeked Flying Squirrel. It can be differentiated by the orange fur lining its patagium (gliding membrane)

When threatened, the pangolin curls into a ball, protected by its thick scales that coat its body. This critically endangered mammal is poached for its scales, which are believed in some cultures to have medicinal properties. In reality, they're just made of keratin which is the same material as hair. In Singapore, they are more threatened by vehicles as they have a tendency to wander onto roads and into residential areas where they unfortunately become roadkill.

The family of snakes it belongs to is unique in its ability to inflate the front 1/3 of its body when threatened, to make itself appear larger.

They were introduced to New Zealand for their fur trade but have become too well established and unfortunately have become pests there.

It may be small but is a ferocious predator, able to take on prey around the same size. This species has been documented even consuming other raptors like a Changeable Hawk Eagle. This species is thought to mate for life and favour certain locations where it prefers to nest.

This arboreal prosimian primate feeds on a mix of fruits, sap, nectar, and the occasional small prey like insects. Unfortunately the Slow Loris is threatened by illegal pet trade where individuals are taken from the wild and often have their teeth removed to prevent biting. It is also threatened by its use in some traditional medicines, where indigenous people believe that its eyes can be used to create love potions or aphrodisiacs.

Despite this fearsome ability, it is generally a shy snake and prefers to avoid humans. Though it may sometimes unintentionally come into contact when it wanders into human settlements, as it tolerates a vast array of habitats. It feeds on small mammals like rodents and reptiles. Sometimes even other snakes.

When it catches a crab to eat, it will wrap itself around its prey and rip parts of the crab off to eat. This behaviour is also seen in another species, the Crab-Eating Water Snake.

While the adults are a silvery grey colour, giving them the name 'Silvery Langur', babies of this species are orange in colour and gradually turn silver as they age. They are unusually susceptible to human diseases like HIV and are used sometimes for medical research.

Other subspecies of the Pale-Thighed Langur can be found on other islands of Indonesia, and small parts of Pennisula Malaysia. They are threatened by habitat loss, which results in them becoming roadkill and limits their food supply, and the illegal pet trade.

Littie is known about its ecology apart from that it prefers habitats near freshwater streams and that it feeds on frogs.

They are found only in the north east of Sabah in East Malaysia. They often come into conflict with humans when they raid plantations for crops.

Puffins are one of the most loyal birds in the world. They mate for life and come back to the same nesting grounds to breed every season, making a burrow which they dig out from the dirt atop cliffs.