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Takin (
Budorcas taxicolor
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The takin is one of the larger and stockier of the goat antelopes. Short, stocky legs are supported on large two-toed hooves, which...
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3 Videos
Tamaraw (
Bubalus mindorensis
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The tamaraw is the largest mammal native to the Philippines, and also has the distinction of being one of the rarest mammals...
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Thomson's gazelle (
Gazella thomsonii
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Despite its limited distribution this is by far Africa's most abundant gazelle. The ‘tommy', as it is locally known, has...
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12 Videos
Thylacine (
Thylacinus cynocephalus
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The thylacine was the largest marsupial carnivore but it is now widely believed to be extinct. Despite similarities with canids...
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Tibetan antelope (
Pantholops hodgsonii
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The Tibetan antelope, or ‘chiru', is well known for possessing the finest and warmest wool in the animal kingdom. This adaptation...
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Tibetan macaque (
Macaca thibetana
)
The Tibetan macaque is a large primate with a short, stump-like tail, a diagnostic feature of the species. The fur is brown on the...
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Tiger (
Panthera tigris
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One of the largest of the 'big cats', the tiger is an instantly recognisable and emotive animal. Nine different subspecies are...
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Topi (
Damaliscus lunatus
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One of the most common ungulates over many African grasslands until the early 1900s, the topi has now gone extinct in much of its...
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Toque macaque (
Macaca sinica
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The toque macaque is a stocky monkey, characterised by an unusual whorl of hair on top of the head that grows from the central...
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Trefoil horseshoe bat (
Rhinolophus trifoliatus
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This striking and charismatic bat is identifiable by its yellow noseleaf and long, soft, fluffy, greyish-brown fur. The elbows...
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Tucuxi dolphin (
Sotalia fluviatilis
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The tucuxi dolphin (pronounced ‘too-koo-shee') quite closely resembles the bottlenose dolphin, but smaller. It is blue to light...
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Tufted deer (
Elaphodus cephalophus
)
Information on the tufted deer is currently being researched and written and will appear here...
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