Those who afraid of all these insects and even butterflies and those, who like them, please, pay attention – the largest butterfly in the world Queen Alexandra’s Birdwing with a wingspan of 10 inches (approximately 30 cm) and weight near 12 grams and even more.
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Do you enjoy water, fun, great company, swimming and diving? Then, Giant Otters will perfectly understand you! These animals are extremely curious, they are always ready to play and have some fun, shock people and prefer living in a group with ten or more otters.
Kakadu National Park is situated in Australia and extends over 19,804 square kilometers. It was placed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Due to natural diversity, this park has a great variety of animals, many of them are endangered, rare, endemic or vulnerable. There are approximately 60 mammal species, more than 280 species of birds, 117 species of reptiles, 2 species of crocodile, 25 frog species, 53 freshwater fish species, more than 10 000 species of insect.
Tigers… I’ve always wanted to have one. They seem so cute (especially, when they are young) and inoffensive. But, now (because I am not a child anymore) I perfectly understand, that these beautiful and powerful animals are dangerous, but they still need our help, our protection. Unfortunately, nowadays, tigers are an endangered species. Earlier, there were 8 species of tigers and now 3 of them are extinct and 5 are endangered.
On the 12th of November, sun bears were given a status of Vulnerable animals. There are 8 kinds of these bears and 6 of them are under the threat of extinction. These bears can be found in places ranging from the eastern Himalayas to China, also in some parts of Indochina and the Malayan peninsula. Their favourite places of living are tropical forests.
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