Gallery: Creatures from the Amazon

[noelyf]

Over 1,220 new species of animals and plants have been found in the Amazon from 1999 to 2009, according to a report from World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). Read more here

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• 1 Amazon - The scale and diversity of plant and animal life is said to be 'mind boggling'

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  2 Pink river dolphin - 39 new mammals were discovered in a decade

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  3 Sawfish is a preserved specimen

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  4 Big headed amazon river turtle

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  5 Red flower - The Amazon is home to at least 40,000 plant species

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  6 Jumping spider, Ecuador - At least 500 spiders were also discovered

 

[allybird58]

Really amazing pics Noely.Thanks

 

[Linny40]

WOW thats fantastic totally amazing!

 

[gclarke]

great pics