1. Bird of Paradise by Bird Phoenix
Birds of paradise that can be found in Papua, Indonesia is often dubbed the bird of paradise or a phoenix 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 sacred fire bird. Phoenix burned himself by fire and reborn from the flames. Usually depicted has gold and red feathers.
2. Komodo With Dragon
In the early 19th century in Europe spread the news about a giant dragon that lives in the Indonesian archipelago. Dutch
military sailors that time never gave a report that the creature is
likely sized up to seven feet in length, with a huge body and a mouth
that is always spitting fire. Dutch then send a team of trained soldiers, and landed on the island of Komodo, East Nusa Tenggara. Turns out they found the dragon. Komodo dragons resemble the medieval era paintings. It distinguishes 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 pygmy tarsier is still alive, one of the most endangered primates and the smallest in the world. The animals have large eyes and ears are 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 evenings.
* Gremlin is a character and a 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 Mermaids
Ever hear the story of sailors who had seen a mermaid? .. Possibility that mermaids are aquatic mammals known as dugongs. Mammals can be found in shallow waters of Indonesia, especially the eastern region. This dugong does not have a human body. Dugongs are herbivorous marine mammals.* Miss Mermaid is a water creature that has a head and a body like a woman and a fishlike tail.
5. Rhinoceros with Unicorn
Marco Polo in the 13th century in his writings never seen a black unicorn in the Indonesian archipelago. It turns out that Marco Polo discovered that instead of a unicorn, but a rhino. Rhino in Ujung Kulon are like the one-horned unicorn has one 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 the animal is similar to a mite, a mythological creature known in Japan. Proboscis monkeys are apes who have a long nose different from the apes in general. Because the nose length, the Japanese call it a monkey Tengu. Proboscis difference does not have wings like the Tengu. Proboscis Monkey can be found on the island of Borneo.
* Tengu is a Japanese mythological creatures. Tengu has a red face and nose were unusually long. Tengu also have 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 will really be a mythological animal that will only be tales to our children in the future. Indonesia must guard our nation from extinction.
