Environment

With some of the world's biggest lakes, rivers, and coastlines, China is home to many species of fish.

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Black-headed spider monkeys, Brown spider monkeys, Gorgas's rice rat, and Handley's slender opossum are critically endan

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Jaguars, the third biggest big cat species, inhabit parts of Central and South America, and some regions of southern North America.

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Sloths are inhabitants of Central and South America and are well-known for their apparently slow and lazy gait.

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Both of the two major varieties of coffee, Coffea robusta and Coffea arabica, originated in Africa and have been introduced into many warm climes around the globe.

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At 994 miles between its source and its mouth in the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean, the Volta is Ghana's longest.

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Libya's environment is characterized by the deserts across much of the country, and its Mediterranean coasts in the north.

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Receiving an average of only 166 millimeters of precipitation annually, Antarctica qualifies to be classified as a cold desert.

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Geocaching is an outdoor recreational activity where participants use GPS system to hide and seek out "geocache" treasures.

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Biomes can be regarded as distinct biological communities that have resulted from a response to shared physical geographical and climatic characteristics.

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With Pidurutalagala topping them all, Sri Lanka's high peaks are mainly concentrated in the south-central areas of the island.

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Most of Sudan's native species of flora are well suited to the country's mostly arid conditions.

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Argentina's mountains, forests, coasts, and plateaus are teeming with snakes, lizards, turtles, and caimans.

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Among Russia's hundreds of native bird species, the Siberian Grouse is found nowhere else on earth.

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The island nation of Papua New Guinea houses a great diversity of both freshwater and marine fish species.

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Known for its high levels of endemism, Madagascar is home to many critically endangered lemurs.

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Mozambique's greatest waterways are shared with its neighbors. The Lugenda River is the longest wholly in the country.

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The tropical southeast African nation house a diverse mix of rainforests, arid grasslands, and aquatic ecosystems.

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The peak of Moldoveanu, rising to 8,346 feet above sea level in central Romania, is the country's highest point.

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These protected areas and nature reserves in Saudi Arabia provide safe havens for the country's native flora and fauna.

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