Maps that explain the World
The red squirrel is a species of tree squirrel typical throughout Europe and Asia. The species’ specimens have declined drastically in the British Isles in recent years. This decrease is associated with the introduction by humans of the grey squirrel from North America.
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The Eurasian brown bear has brown fur, a robust bone structure, and massive paws equipped with claws that can grow up to 10 cm or 3.9 inches long. A full-grown male weighs, on average, 250-300 kilograms (550-660 lb) and reaches a maximum weight of 481 kilograms (1,060 lb), and is nearly 2.5 meters or 8.2 feet long.
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The largest predators usually have a broad range rare because of their places at the top of food chains. Many predators are living in the United States, but their number varies depending on the state.
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The term “big cat” is are commonly used to relate to any of the five species of the genus Panthera: lion, tiger, jaguar, leopard, and snow leopard. Except for the snow leopard, these big cat species can roar. A more broad interpretation of the term covers species outside of Panthera including the cougar, clouded leopard, Sunda clouded leopard, cheetah and even the several lynxes species. However, these added species also do not roar.
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The giraffe is a genus of African even-toed ungulate mammals, the tallest living terrestrial animals and the largest ruminants. Giraffes are still found in natural reserves, but estimations indicate that there are about 97,500 thousand members of Giraffa in the wild. More than 1,600 were kept in zoos.
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Dogs were the first domesticated animals. They have accompanied humans for about 30,000 years. Scientists generally acknowledge that all dogs share a common wolf ancestor. Nowadays, humans have bred hundreds of various domestic dog breeds. The maps below show dogs of the world and their nations of origin.
Read moreTurkeys were domesticated in ancient Mexico, for food in 180 CE. The guppy is the most popular freshwater aquarium fish
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