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Land Mammal:

The ratel is reported to have the courage of a lion. The small, stocky animal has a fondness for honey that accounts for its second name, honey badger.

Bird:

The peregrine falcon, an extremely aggressive hunter, preys on small mammals and other birds. It descends on its victims from the air at speeds of up to 200 m.p.h.

Fish:

The stonefish, which lives at the bottom of the ocean, is the most poisonous fish in the world. Its 13 dorsal spines release deadly venom, making it dangerous to both humans and marine life.

Reptile:

One bite from the inland taipan contains enough toxin to kill about 100 people.

Insect:

The anopheles mosquito is the deadliest creature on Earth. It's responsible for more than 300 million cases of malaria each year and causes between one million and three million deaths.

The Philippine tarsier, (Tarsius syrichta) is a very peculiar small animal. In fact it is one of the smallest known primates, no larger than an adult man's hand. Mostly active at night, it lives on a diet of insects. Folk traditions sometimes has it that tarsiers eat charcoal, but actually they retrieve the insects from (sometimes burned) wood. It can be found in the islands of Samar, Leyte, Bohol, and Mindanao in the Philippines.