Indian Grey Mongoose
The Indian grey mongoose is famous for fighting cobras, relying on speed, thick fur and partial resistance to snake venom.
Mammal
Indri
Indri families sing haunting songs that carry over 2 km, and scientists found their songs share rhythms with human music.
Jaguar
Jaguars have the strongest bite relative to body size of any big cat, strong enough to pierce a turtle’s shell or a caiman’s skull.
Japanese Macaque
The famous ‘snow monkeys’ of Jigokudani bathe in hot springs in winter, and studies show bathing lowers their stress hormones.
Javan Rhinoceros
All the world’s Javan rhinos live in a single national park; the last one in Vietnam was killed by poachers in 2010.
Koala
Koalas have fingerprints so similar to human fingerprints that they can be hard to tell apart even under a microscope.
Lar Gibbon
Lar gibbon pairs sing loud duets at dawn, and the songs of different pairs can be heard across the forest for kilometres.
Leopard
A leopard can haul a carcass heavier than itself, such as a young giraffe, several metres up a tree to keep it away from lions and hyenas.
Leopard Seal
Despite its fearsome reputation as a penguin hunter, a large part of a leopard seal’s diet is krill, which it filters through interlocking cheek teeth.
Lion
A lion’s roar can be heard up to 8 km away, and pride members roar together to announce who holds their territory.