Seychelles Animals - Coral Strand Hotel

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Seychelles Animals Coral Strand Hotel
Seychelles is a unique environment, which
sustains a very special biodiversity. Islands are
home to a wide variety of animal species most of
them are amphibians, reptiles and birds. Lets
take a closer look!
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Giant tortoises Seychelles giant tortoises live
mainly in the Aldabra conservation. The Aldabra
giant tortoise is one of the largest species of to
rtoise on the planet. The weight of these
sluggish giants reaches 250 kg, and the size of
the shell up to 120 cm. The neck of these
turtles is able to stretch out of the shell per
meter.
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Seychelles saccoat The Seychelles saccoat is a
small bat, an endangered species. In total there
are only 50-100 individuals left. The body weight
is only about 10 g, the length of the forearm is
5.2-5.7 cm. During the hunt, the saccoat is
able to fly zigzagly as high enough above the
ground - at the level of 15-20 m, and low - at
1.5-2 m above the ground.
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Fruit bat, or flying fox Flying foxes are
predominantly nocturnal and twilight. They feed
on fruits and rarely active in the
daytime. Fruit bats rest during the day in large
groups, up to 10 thousand individuals. You can
see them hanging upside down on tree branches,
under the eaves, on the ceilings of caves,
wrapping themselves in their own wings.
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Geckos In Seychelles live more than 20 species of
lizards. Depending on the type, they can be from
5 to 35 cm in length. A distinctive feature of
geckos is the loud sound they emit, similar to
singing. They have tenacious fingers, so they
easily hold on to vertical surfaces. Geckos love
heat, live in trees, rocks and in caves and eat
insects.
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Grass frog Body length 10-11 cm, weight - 22.7
g. It lives among plants and feeds on
invertebrates worms, flies, snails. They show
activity at dusk and at night, and during the day
they rush under the snags and stumps. Grass frogs
catch the victim with a sticky tongue.
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Seychelles cat It will not leave indifferent cat
lovers. Seychelles cats look like an Oriental
breed. It is a graceful, muscular cat with big
ears. Its main difference from the Oriental cat
is the color Seychelles cats are white with
large specific spots. These cats became popular
all over the world!
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Common Tenrec The length of the body is about
3035 cm, the tail is 12 cm (it is almost
imperceptible). Tenrec is nocturnal and eats
all kinds of animals it can get to earthworms,
mollusks, insects, small amphibians and reptiles.

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Sperm whale Sperm whale is the largest
representative of toothed whales. Its length
reaches 20 m. It feeds on fish and mollusks.
Sperm whale can dive to a depth of three
thousand meters. It swims at a speed of about 6
km / hour, Females and young individuals live in
groups and males are solitary.
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Contacts
Beau Vallon beach, Mahe island, Seychelles 248 4
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