Isolation gave rise to many endemic species, and incredible biological diversity. Here, we can find tropical rainforests, mangrove swamp, and savanna. Each one has its own particular fauna and flora. In some cases, the species are exclusive to the archipelago, or may be even be restricted to a single island. On other occasions, they are varieties which can also be found in Asia or Australia, the two continents with which the islands of Indonesia came into contact. This is the case of the second largest bovine in the world, the banteng. On other occasions, they are varieties which can also be found in Asia or Australia, the two continents with which the islands of Indonesia came into contact. This is the case of the second largest bovine in the world, the banteng. Unlike man, few predators would even attempt to fell a prey of this size. Their main enemy lies hidden in the depths of the jungle, where it is virtually invisible.
It is the largest predator on the island, an animal feared and venerated by man since ancient times, the tiger.
It was precisely on this island, Java, that the first explorers found one of the most mysterious animals of the archipelago. The Javan rhinoceros is one of the rarest mammals on earth. The rhinoceros is one of the species which arrived in the archipelago during the glaciations, then found themselves cut off.
