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Mammals - Asian Mammals

From tigers to tree shrews, Asian mammals live in deserts, forests, and mountains. Use clues like tracks, teeth, and behaviour to spot who’s who.

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Fascinating Fact

Some Asian deer, such as sika, change their coat with the seasons, with spots more obvious in summer and a plainer winter coat.

Asian mammals include famous predators, hoofed animals, primates, and smaller species that are easy to miss. You can identify many of them by habitat, body shape, diet signs like feeding marks, and clues such as paw prints, scat, and calls. Some are active mainly at night, while others travel in groups or defend a territory, depending on food, safety, and the season.

Key Terms

Habitat: The natural place an animal lives, such as rainforest, grassland, or mountains.
Carnivore: A mammal that mainly eats other animals.
Territory: An area an animal uses and defends for food, shelter, or breeding.

Frequently Asked Questions (Click to see answers)

What animals are classed as Asian mammals?

Asian mammals are mammals that live in Asia, including animals like tigers, elephants, deer, primates, bears, and many smaller mammals such as bats and rodents.

How can I tell if a mammal is a carnivore by its teeth?

Carnivores usually have sharp canines for gripping and pointed teeth for cutting meat, while plant-eaters tend to have flatter teeth for grinding leaves, grass, or fruit.

Why are many Asian mammals nocturnal?

Many mammals are nocturnal because night-time can be cooler, safer from predators or people, and better for hunting or feeding when competition is lower.

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1 .

The Indian giant squirrel is diurnal. What does this mean?

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Is active only at dawn

Is active only at dusk

Is active at night and sleeps in the day

Is active in the day and sleeps at night

Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
Genus: Ratufa
Species: R. indica
This squirrel dwells in the upper canopies of trees and is able to jump up to 6 m (20 ft) between trees.
They tend to live alone or in pairs.
It can build several nests close to each other which are used as sleeping quarters.
A sanctuary to protect the habitat of this animal was created in 1984 in India.

2 .

Can you name this Asian mammal?

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Arabian Oryx

Himalayan Goral

Nilgiri Tahr

Coypu

Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Bovidae
Genus: Oryx
Species: O. leucoryx
Native to desert and steepe areas of the Arabian peninsula.
The legend of the Unicorn may have originated in part from this animal which can appear to have only one horn when seen in profile.

3 .

The programme 'Planet Earth' took some of the first videos of snow leopards in the wild. Who narrated the programme for the Discovery channel?

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Sigourney Weaver

Jim Carrey

Sharon Stone

Michael J. Fox

Order: Carnivora
Family: Felidae
Genus: Uncia
Species: uncia
It lives in mountainous regions.
Baby snow leopards have full black spots when they are born which turn into rosettes as they mature.
Ambushes prey from above and is able to leap as far as 14 metres (46 ft).

The original BBC version was narrated by David Attenborough

4 .

The Japanese macaque was responsible for which discredited phenomenon?

Photograph courtesy of Fg2

Tenth monkey effect

Hundredth monkey effect

Thousandth monkey effect

Millionth monkey effect

Order: Primates
Family: Cercopithecidae
Genus: Macaca
Species: M. fuscata
It lives in areas where snow covers the ground for months each year.
No primate, with the exception of humans, is more northern-living, nor lives in a colder climate.
Have been observed rolling snowballs for fun.

It pertains to the idea that a learned behaviour spreads instantaneously from one group of monkeys to all related monkeys once a critical number is reached

5 .

Which Hindu deity is depicted with an elephant head?

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Shiva

Ganesha

Hanuman

Vishnu

Order: Proboscidea
Family: Elephantidae
Genus: Elephas
Species: E. maximus
Is listed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as endangered.
It is extensively domesticated, and has been used in forestry in South and Southeast Asia for centuries.

6 .

A panda's diet consists of mainly what?

Photograph courtesy of Fernando Revilla

Eucalyptus

Coconut

Bamboo

Magnolia

Order: Carnivora
Family: Ursidae
Genus: Ailuropoda
Species: A. melanoleuca
The giant panda is among the world's most adored and protected rare animals.
Pandas do not hibernate, but rather move to elevations with warmer temperatures.
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) uses a panda as its symbol.

7 .

What is a young takin called?

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Cub

Kid

Pup

Calf

Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Bovidae
Genus: Budorcas
Species: B. taxicolor
Also known as gnu goat or cattle chamois.
Mitochondrial research shows that takin are related to sheep.
Biologist George Schaller likened the takin to a 'bee-stung moose', because of the swollen appearance of the face.

8 .

Can you name this Asian mammal?

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Toque macaque

Pig-tailed langur

Philippine Tarsier

Slender loris

Order: Primates
Family: Lorisidae
Genus: Loris
A small, nocturnal primate which lives in Southern India and Sri Lanka.
It moves carefully and slowly along the treetops of the tropical rainforests.
Will eat noxious and bad smelling insects.
They are partial to the acacia ant whose bite can numb a human arm.

9 .

Kellogg's Frosties feature a tiger as its mascot. What is the tiger's name?

Photograph courtesy of B_cool

Terry

Tommy

Tony

Timmy

Order: Carnivora
Family: Felidae
Genus: Panthera
Species: P. tigris
The Bengal tiger is the national animal of Bangladesh and India.
In a poll conducted by Animal Planet, the tiger was voted the world's favourite animal, narrowly beating the dog. More than 50,000 viewers from 73 countries voted in the poll.

Tony is known for uttering the cereal's slogan, "They're Gr-r-reat!"

10 .

What is the dromedary's nickname?