Discovering flora and fauna of distinction. Biggest, smallest, fastest, oldest, etc.
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Biggest land animal in Europe.
Published on 2012-02-21 01:54:00
Image: psteenhoff via Flickr Image: Wikimedia From a few parts of eastern Europe. Europe's biggest land animal is the Wisent, also known as the European Bison (Bison bonasus). They can reach up to 3.1 m (10 ft) long and 2 m (7 ft) tall. A really big male might weigh 1,000 kg (2,200 lb). The Wisent was finally hunted to extinction in the wild in 1927, leaving only a few dozen individuals in zoos. There has since been an ongoing process of reintroduction and they're now doing quite well.
Biggest snail.
Published on 2012-02-18 05:59:00
From northern Australia and adjacent areas like eastern Indonesia, Papua New Guinea,etc. The world's biggest snail is the Australian Trumpet (Syrinx aruanus), which can reach 91 cm (36 in) ilong and weigh up to 18 kg (40 lb). It's a seasnail which lives in shallow waters and eats worms. That's about all that's known about it!
Only land mammal native to Hawaii.
Published on 2012-02-17 01:53:00
From Hawaii. Before humans came along, the Hawaiian Hoary Bat (Lasiurus cinereus semotus) was the only land mammal on the island. And it has wings and it flies! That's what happens when you're a bunch of islands miles away from anywhere!
