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The Przewalski horse (Equus przewalski poliakov) is the last remaining wild species of horses. All other horses are either domesticated or descended from horses which were once domesticated. Until the mid-1990's the Przewalski was extinct in the wild, exterminated by hunters. Through efforts of the Przewalski Foundation in the Netherlands and breeding preserves in Askania Nova, Ukraine, in 1992 two combined breeding groups of Przewalski horses were reintroduced to Mongolia with the ultimate plan to reintroduce the animals to the open steppe.

The Asiatic black bear is found mostly in the wet forests of southern Asia, including in Pakistan, Afghanistan, India and China. They are also found further north in Russia, Korea, Taiwan and Japan.

The Burmese python is the largest subspecies of the Indian python. Large and muscular, this python species typically grows to 18 to 33 feet in length and weighs between 200 and 300 pounds. The Burmese python is uniformly pale tan, yellow-brown or gray with reddish-brown blotches outlined in cream or gold. It has a yellow or white belly, and orange eyes with vertical pupils and no eyelids. The Burmese python's large head is distinctly wider than its neck.