Animal life ( from Malaysia )

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The forests and scrublands are inhabited by a large variety of animal life. Mammals on the peninsula include the elephant, tiger, seladang (or Malayan gaur, a massive wild ox), Sumatran rhinoceros, tapir (a hoofed and snouted quadruped), wild pig, and many species of deer, including the pelandok, or chevrotain (a small, deerlike ruminant). Crocodiles, monitor lizards, and cobras also are indigenous to the country, while the green sea turtle and the giant leathery turtle nest regularly on the beaches of the east coast. Animal life in East Malaysia is even more varied than it is on the peninsula. In addition to the peninsular species, East Malaysia is also the home of the fast-disappearing orangutan and rhinoceros, the sun bear (also called the honey bear), and the unique proboscis monkey a reddish tree-living species. There also are vast numbers of cave swifts, whose nests are regularly collected and sold as the main ingredient of bird’s nest soup.

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