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Lappet-Faced Vulture
Conservation Status: Endangered
Average Lifespan in the Wild: 20-50 years
Distribution: Africa
Diet: Carnivore
Scientific Name: Torgos tracheliotos
Japanese Name: ミミヒダハゲワシ
Romanised Name: Mimihidahagewashi
Topi
Conservation Status: Least Concern
Distribution: Africa
Diet: Herbivore
Romanised Name: Topi
Japanese Name: トピ
Average Lifespan in the Wild: 25 years
Scientific Name: Damaliscus lunatus jimela
Blackbuck
Blackbuck live on open woodlands and semi-desert areas, but also enjoy areas with thorn or dry deciduous forest. They like to stay near areas where grassland is available.
Banteng
Average Lifespan in the Wild: 16-20 years
Conservation Status: Endangered
Scientific Name: Bos javanicus
Diet: Herbivore
Distribution: Southeast Asia
Romanised Name: Banten
Japanese Name: バンテン
Polar Bear
Conservation Status: Vulnerable
Romanised Name: Hokkyokuguma
Average Lifespan in the Wild: 15 to 18 years
Distribution: the Arctic Circle
Scientific Name: Ursus maritimus
Japanese Name: ホッキョクグマ
Diet: Carnivore
Kodiak Bear
Average Lifespan in the Wild: 28 years
Also known as: Alaskan Brown Bear
Distribution: Kodiak Archipelago
Japanese Name: コディアックヒグマ
Diet: Omnivore
Romanised Name: Kodiakkuhiguma
Scientific Name: Ursus arctos middendorfii
Sumatran Rhinoceros
Average Lifespan in the Wild: Unknown
Conservation Status: Critically Endangered
Scientific Name: Dicerorhinus sumatrensis
Distribution: Southeast Asia
Diet: Herbivore
Romanised Name: Sumatora sai
Japanese Name: スマトラサイ
Japanese Bush Warbler
Diet: Omnivore
Average Lifespan in the Wild: 2-5 years
Distribution: Asia
Scientific Name: Horornis diphone
Romanised Name: uguisu
Japanese Name: ウグイス
Conservation Status: Least Concern
Black-Tailed Gull
In Shinto mythology, the Umineko was seen as a messenger to the goddess of fishing, and protected/fed by the local Japanese population. A shrine was built to honor the creature, and ever since, 40,000 gulls flock to the shrine site every summer to nest.
Patas Monkey
The patas monkey, also known as the wadi monkey or hussar monkey grows to 60 cm to 87 cm in length, excluding the tail, which measures 75 cm. Adult males are considerably larger than adult females, which average 49 cm in length. Adult males average 12.