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Photo by Fadzil Hisham Geese are among the finest and elegant looking birds that nature has acquainted us with. Amicable, loyal, caring and helpful are the best traits with which a goose is identified. Over 140 species of waterfowls, geese are counted among the largest of the all waterfowls other than swans and ducks who are their distant relatives. Click here to find more exciting places! A goose is often characterised by long neck, non-iridescent coloration and its honk, which sets it apart from its cousins. A female is called a goose, a male is called a gander. Whereas, gosling is the term used to call a young bird of this goose family. Photo by Fadzil Hisham Being waterfowls, geese love to spend a significantly large portion of their time on land. Favourite dwelling area of a goose is the small grasslands in close proximity to a source of water. Most of the daytime of a goose is spent in the hunt for food, most of which comes from grazing. Get the latest

Photo by Fadzil Hisham This monkey is known as crab-eating macaque or cynomolgus monkey. They can easily be found in Southeast Asian countries. In Indonesia and Malaysia, they are known generically as kera, monyet or beruk. The monkey has a long history alongside humans. They have been alternately seen as agricultural pests, sacred animals in some temples, and more recently, the subject of medical experiments. They are opportunistic omnivores and have been documented using tools to obtain food in Thailand and Myanmar. The crab-eating macaque is a known invasive species and a threat to biodiversity in several locations, including Hong Kong and western New Guinea. The significant overlap in macaque and human living space has resulted in greater habitat loss, synanthropic living, and inter- and intraspecies conflicts over resources.

Photo by Fadzil Hisham The Bactrian Camel (Camelus bactrianus) is a large, even-toed ungulate native to the steppes of Central Asia. The Bactrian camel has two humps on its back, in contrast to the single-humped dromedary camel. Its population of two million exists mainly in the domesticated form. Their name comes from the ancient historical region of Bactria. Domesticated Bactrian camels have served as pack animals in inner Asia since ancient times. With its tolerance for cold, drought, and high altitudes, it enabled the travel of caravans on the Silk Road. A small number of feral Bactrian camels still roam the Mangystau Province of southwest Kazakhstan and the Nubra Valley in India. Photo by Fadzil Hisham These camels are migratory, and their habitat ranges from rocky mountain massifs to flat arid desert, stony plains, and sand dunes. Conditions are extremely harsh – vegetation is sparse, water sources are limited and temperatures are extreme, ranging from as low as