Animals from Asia

By My Ebook Publishing House

This encyclopedia is full of fascinating information and amazing colour photographs that can answers to thousands of intriguing questions about the animal kingdom. It offers informative descriptions and interesting facts of animals that live in Asia. From the komodo dragon to pythons, tigers, orangutans and many more. Each entry describes the animal's characteristics and behavior.

• Language: English
• Publisher: My Ebook Publishing House
• Release date: Mar 25, 2015
• ISBN: 9781311163844

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Animals from Asia

(Indo-Malaysian Region)

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Contents

The Indian Rhinoceros

The Asian Elephant

The Lar Gibbon

The Silver Pheasant

The Indian Peafowl

The Komodo Dragon

The Red Junglefowl

The Burmese Python

The Gharial

The Indian Cobra

The Tiger

The Indian Crested Porcupine

The Siamang

The Hornbill

The Chinese Pangolin

The Orangutan

Animals from Asia (Indo-Malaysian Region)

The Indian Rhinoceros

(Rhinoceros unicornis)

He distinguished of the African rhinoceroses through the fact that he only has one horn towards the peak of the snout, instead of two. His waistline is somewhat reduced than the one of the Northern White rhinoceros, the length of the body being of 3,50 -4,25 m, of which the tail has 0,70 m. His height reaches 1,50-1,75 m, and his weight, to 1800-2000 kg. His horn is shorter than the one of the African species, being curved rearwards and reaching only 40-50 cm in length; in the female, it is smaller. The ears are short and directed upwards, and the eyes appear to be very small, in comparison to the size of the head. The body of this rhinoceros is protected by some skin armors, like some thick plaques, which have, on their surface, some sort of warts. Often, on these plastrons, various scars produced in the fights of the males in the