Environment

Guatemala's lakes, rivers, Pacific coasts, and its Gulf of Honduras waters alike are teeming with fish.

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Malabar Large-Spotted Civets and Pygmy Hogs top the list in terms of the urgency of concern over their populations in India.

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The Southern Bug is the longest river wholly within Ukraine, while many of Europe's great rivers partially flow through the country.

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Guatemala is a tropical nation with Caribbean and Pacific coastal waters, and varied ecosystems in between.

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Saudi Arabia's tallest peaks are all in the Sarawat Mountains in the Asir Region, located in the southwest of the country near the border with Yemen.

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Cueva de los Guácharos is Colombia's oldest national park, while Serranía de Chiribiquete is its largest.

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The Democratic Republic of the Congo has some of the richest collections of mud turtles of any country on earth.

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Ecuador's most unique birds include Esmeraldas Woodstars, Galapagos Penguins, and San Cristobal Mockingbirds.

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Birds such as egrets, herons, spoonbills, flamingos, ibises, and rails, among others, all have the ability to wade through littoral waters.

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Guatemala's flora includes many endemic orchids and commercially important fruit trees.

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India's rivers, lakes, and marine waters on the Bay of Bengal, Arabian Sea, and Indian Ocean host many endemic fish.

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A megadiverse country facing extreme environmental challenges and habitat losses, Indonesia has many critically endangered mammals calling it home.

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French Polynesia encompasses six archipelagos scattered across more than 2,000 kilometers in the South Pacific Ocean.

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The Parana is the longest river to pass through Argentina, while the Desaguadero is the longest wholly within the country.

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Jabal an Nabī Shu‘ayb in the Sana'a Governorate is the highest mountain in Yemen, with its peak reaching 12,028 feet above sea level in elevation.

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Monzon's Hidden Salamanders, Finca Chiblac Salamanders, and Chinamococh Stream Frogs are all critically endangered amphibians endemic to Guatemala.

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Gharials and many species of cobras, lizards, tortoises, and other reptiles all call India their home.

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Indonesia has the highest number of endemic bird species of any nation on earth, many of which are highly threatened.

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From the Malay Peninsula to Malaysia's islands and out to sea, Malaysia is teeming with freshwater and marine fish life.

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Loss of eyesight, loss of pigments, and development of special senses are some of the adaptations cave animals use to live in their homes.

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