They are home to a very diverse array of animals, including 77% of the large mammals (especially elephants and tigers), 50% of the large birds and 33% of the land vertebrates to be found in this region.
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Tuesday, June 22, 2021
Thungyai-Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife - Thailand
Stretching over more than 600,000 ha along the Myanmar border, the sanctuaries, which are relatively intact, contain examples of almost all the forest types of continental South-East Asia.
Valparaiso - Chile
Valparaíso is a municipality and the largest port city in Chile.
The name is a combination of valley and paradise.
The city is also the seat of government.
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Monday, June 21, 2021
Hunedoara Castle (Castelul Corvinilor)
Hunedoara Castle is a Gothic fortress in Romanian Transylvania.
The oldest parts of the castle date from the 14th century.
In the period 1446-1453, the fortress was expanded to its present proportions by the Hunyadi dynasty.
In the castle are a number of frescoes from the 15th to 17th century.
5 photos.
Sunday, June 20, 2021
Shark Bay - Australia
At the most westerly point of the Australian continent, Shark Bay, with its islands and the land surrounding it, has three exceptional natural features: its vast sea-grass beds, which are the largest (4,800 km2) and richest in the world; its dugong (‘sea cow’) population; and its stromatolites (colonies of algae which form hard, dome-shaped deposits and are among the oldest forms of life on earth).
Shark Bay is also home to five species of endangered mammals.
5 photos.
Mississauga - Canada
Mississauga is a city in the province of Ontario in Canada.
The city is located in the Greater Toronto metropolitan region.
5 photos.
Saturday, June 19, 2021
Serra da Capivara National Park - Brazil
Many of the numerous rock shelters in the Serra da Capivara National Park are decorated with cave paintings, some more than 25,000 years old.
They are an outstanding testimony to one of the oldest human communities of South America.
5 photos.
Third Mainland Bridge - Nigeria
Third Mainland Bridge is the longest of the three bridges connecting Lagos Island to the mainland, the others being the Eko and Carter Bridges.
It was the longest bridge in Africa until 1996, when the October 6th Bridge in Cairo was completed.
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