Toco Toucans (Ramphastos toco) are important in the tribal societies of Central and South America. The Toucan is used as a symbol for the tribe and is seen as having a connection with the spirit world.
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Ramphastos_toco.html
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Grizzly bears (Ursus arctos horribilis) usually spend time on their own but when they do come together, for things like sharing a major food source, it becomes all about who’s the top dog. The biggest adult males are the highest ranking but the most aggressive are females with young.
http://www.eol.org/pages/328581
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These predators of the sea need your help. Some shark species like the Scalloped Hammerhead, White Shark and Thresher Shark are in trouble, their populations have fallen by as much as 75% over the past 15 years.
http://www.unep.org/Documents.Multilingual/Default.asp?DocumentID=531&ArticleID=5775&l=en
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Kangaroos are social animals and that’s why they hang out in a group called a mob. These mobs are made up of one male, two to three females and their young.
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Macropus_giganteus.html
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Animals aren’t the only species at risk from extinction. We are at risk of loosing more than one-fifth of the world’s plants. The Lady’s slipper orchid, for example, is listed as critically endangered due to over-collection.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/09/100928193452.htm
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The Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) may look tough but there is a reason why the jellyfish is its favourite food. Unlike their snapping turtle relatives, these reptiles have a very weak jaw and soft jellyfish make a perfect snack.
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Dermochelyidae.html\
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60% of the plants that live on the Galapagos Islands and 75% of the plants from the Canary Islands are threatened with extinction.
http://www.scidev.net/en/features/biodiversity-facts-and-figures-1.html
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The Green Anaconda (Eunectes murinus) is the world’s largest snake both in terms of its weight and length. It measures up to 9 m (30 ft) and weighs up to 227 kg (500 lbs).
http://www.arkive.org/green-anaconda/eunectes-murinus/
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Two-thirds of the world’s plants live in tropical areas; the highest number of different trees in a single spot is Lambir Hills National Park, in Sarawak Borneo. In this leafy place there are 1,200 recorded plants in a little over 50 hectares of land!
http://www.scidev.net/en/features/biodiversity-facts-and-figures-1.html
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The Black Mamba (Dendroaspis polylepis) is a speedy snake, reaching speeds of 20 kilometers an hour and traveling with a third of its body raised off of the ground.
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Dendroaspis_polylepis.html
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