Asia's animals

There are 2 species of elephant, one from Asia and one from Africa. The Asian elephant is smaller as it lives in forests and tree savannas.

It is impossible to confuse the tiger with any other cat: it is the largest of all and the only one covered in stripes.

In the treetops, the lar gibbon swings from branch to branch or runs upright, rarely descending to the ground.

This owl has no direct competitor and can also attack other raptors, including the peregrine falcon.

Its plumage is a pearl grey in colour, with black markings on its head, throat, breast and long foreneck.

The cattle egret is a wader that has breeding plumage and winter plumage.

The Asiatic lion differs slightly from its African relative. Its head is less bulky and its mane less dense, especially on the top of its head.

The oriental small-clawed otter is an aquatic mammal covered in thick waterproof fur.

It can be recognised through its rounded body, while its arched posture and lowered head mean that its hindquarters are higher up.

The red panda is a small mammal from Asia. It is resilient and is not afraid of the cold. Its semi-retractile claws enable it to climb trees.

Snow leopards are found across a wide area in the high mountains of central Asia.

The blue peafowl is renowned for the tail fan produced by males to seduce females.