fauna similar creatures legend

Mythological animals or animals that usually only legends we hear from the tales turn out to be in Indonesia at least similar to the mythological animal in question

1. The Bird of Paradise by Bird Phoenix

Birds of paradise that can be found in Papua, Indonesia is often dubbed the phoenix bird of paradise or bird. This bird does have a unique shape and color similar to the animal mythology glimpse Phoenix. Certainly not a bird of paradise feathers like a Phoenix from the flames. Nevertheless bird of paradise is a very beautiful shape. This bird is known as a very elongated feathers with red or yellow beautiful.

Phoenix in the mythology of ancient Egypt was a bird sacred fire. Phoenix burned himself by fire and reborn from the flames. Usually depicted has gold and red feathers.

2. Komodo with Dragons

In the early 19th century in Europe the word got out about the existence of a giant dragon that lives in the Indonesian archipelago. Dutch military sailors that time never gave a report that the creature is likely measuring up to seven meters in length, with a huge body and a mouth that is always spitting fire. Dutch Colonial then send a team of trained soldiers, and landed on the island of Komodo, East Nusa Tenggara. Apparently they found the dragon. Komodo dragons are similar to medieval paintings. It differentiates from the Komodo dragon, Komodo is not spitting flames.

Dragon or a dragon is an animal with a large size. They are shaped reptiles and can breathe fire breath. 

3. Tarsier with Gremlin

On the island of Sulawesi, found a living pygmy tarsier, one of the most endangered primates and the smallest in the world. These animals have large eyes and ears similar to animals Gremlin. Pygmy tarsiers are small and weighs only 50 grams. These animals live in trees and do a lot of activities in the evening.

Gremlin is a character and monster smallish green. Gremlin is very disturbing and consuming electrical energy. According to the English fairy tale, like Gremlin damage aircraft engines.

4. Dugong with dugongs

Ever hear the story of a sailor who had seen a mermaid? .. Possible mermaids are aquatic mammals known as dugongs. Mammals can be found in shallow waters, especially eastern Indonesia. This dugong does not have a human body. Dugongs are herbivorous marine mammals.

* Princess mermaid is a water creature that has the head and body like a woman and a fishlike tail.

5. Rhino-horned one with Unicorn

Marco Polo in the 13th century in the writings never seen a black Unicorn in the Indonesian archipelago. It turns out that Marco Polo discovered that instead of a unicorn, but the rhino. In Ujung Kulon are one-horned rhino as well as the Unicorn has a horn on his head. Javan rhino is the largest animal in Java. Can weigh up to 1.5 tons.

Unicorn is a horse with a long horn on his head.
 

6. Proboscis with Tengu

Japanese people who see Proboscis mention that this animal is similar to the mite, mythological creatures

Tengu is a Japanese mythological creatures. Tengu has a red face and nose were unusually long. Tengu also has a pair of wings, legs and hands and nails are very long.

Indonesian animals mentioned above is not a mythological animal, they really do exist, but these animals are now threatened with extinction. If they are extinct, they would really be a mythological animal that will only be tales to our children and grandchildren in the future. Indonesia is obliged to keep our nation from extinction.

known in Japan. The proboscis monkey is a monkey ape that has a long nose different from apes in general. Because the nose length, the Japanese call it a monkey Tengu. The difference Proboscis not have wings like Tengu. Proboscis can be found on the island of Borneo.