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Photo by Fadzil Hisham Alpacas are prized as pets and cattle around the world. They are adorable, docile and soft, and there are no wild alpacas. Alpacas are related to llamas, living high in the Andes in South America. llamas are used as pack animals, while alpacas are raised mainly for their soft wool. However, alpacas are very adaptable and have been exported to New Zealand, Australia and the Netherlands, so their "habitat" is often the farmland.  Alpacas are very social creatures. They are gentle and curious and with training can become great pets. Alpacas spit when they are distressed or feel threatened. They won't spit at people or bite unless they have been abused. As herbivores, alpacas only eat vegetation. They eat mostly grass, but their diets can also include leaves wood, bark or stems. Football  |  Rugby  |  Golf  |  Motorsports

Photo by Fadzil Hisham Rockhopper penguins are distinguished by the irreverent crest of spiky yellow and black feathers that adorns their head. These gregarious marine birds are among the world's smallest penguins, standing about 20 inches tall. They have blood-red eyes, a red-orange beak, and pink webbed feet. Click here to find more exciting places! Rockhoppers can dive 100 metres for several minutes while on the hunt. They’ll often stay out in the ocean for days at a time. Rockhopper Penguins generally live about 10 years in the wild. These penguins population is at-risk, some estimates say rockhopper penguins have declined by more than 30 percent over the last 30 years of the 20th century.

Photo by Fadzil Hisham Lionfish, (Pterois), also called turkey fish or fire-fish, any of several species of showy Indo-Pacific fishes of the scorpion fish family. Lionfish are noted for their venomous fin spines, which are capable of producing painful, though rarely fatal, puncture wounds. When disturbed, the fish spread and display their fins and, if further pressed, will present and attack with the dorsal spines. The common lionfish grows up to 35 cm (14 in) in length. These fish vary in colour from reddish to tan or grey and have numerous thin, dark, vertical bars on their heads and bodies. It feeds on fish and small crustaceans. It has few predators, probably because of its venomous spines, but larger lionfish do prey on smaller ones. Sports Updates on Facebook

Photo by Fadzil Hisham Malayan Tiger is also known as Pak Belang in Malaysia, which literally means “Uncle Stripes.” The Latin name is Panthera Tigris Jacksoni, in honor of Peter Jackson, a famous tiger conservationist. Malayan tigers were classified as Indochinese tigers until DNA testing in 2004 showed them to be a separate subspecies. They can only be found in Peninsula Malaysia and in the south of Thailand. The tiger can swim and enjoy playing in shallow rivers and lakes. It can cross shallow streams by swimming while keeping its head above water. Deer, wild boars, bearded pigs, tapirs, goats, monkeys, rhino calves and sometime elephants are some of it's prey. Photo by Fadzil Hisham Malayan Tiger appear to be smaller than Bengal Tiger. From measurements of 11 males and 8 females, the average length of a male is 8 ft 6 in (259 cm), and of a female 7 ft 10 in (239 cm). Malayan Tiger has been classified as Critically Endangered on the International Union

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