Animals & Trails

Nicknamed antbear for its appetite for ants and termites, the aardvark can consume as many as 50,000 insects in a night.

With a comparatively shorter, sparser and darker mane, the male Asian lion's ears are exposed and visible at all times.

Living in close-knit social groups of up to 20 individuals, these otters communicate through squeals, chirps, screams and barks, and use scent marking to communicate and mark territory.

Named for its cloud-shaped coat markings, this cat is threatened by hunting and habitat loss.

Affectionately nicknamed the “Toddy cat”, this furry fellow is essential for seed dispersal and forest restoration.

Unlike some other cats, these felines love the water and are some of the best swimmers around. In fact, fishing cats have been seen swimming underwater to grab ducks’ legs!

Only a few mammals are known to produce venom and the slow loris is one of them. It mixes the secretion from a gland on the underside of its arm with its saliva to produce a toxin.

When night falls, the flying foxes leave their daytime roost to feed. their keen vision and sense of smell helps them locate fruit and flowers easily.

The female kiwi produces the largest egg for its body size - the giant egg can weigh up to 25% of her body weight.

The sloth bears use their sickle-shaped claws as ‘climbing hooks’ to hoist themselves up trees. They climb not to escape danger, but to get at termite or bee nests.

They look like large dogs, but are more closely related to cats like lions and tigers. Their powerful jaws give them the strongest bite of any mammal.

Scaly from tip to tail, this primarily nocturnal mammal curls into a ball and protects itself with its scales when threatened.

The name “devil” may come from the sounds they make. They make eerie growls while searching for food at night.

A woylie can move six tons of soil per year in nocturnal diggings in search of its favourite food: truffles.