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PERU WILDLIFE
The Amazon rain forest is the largest tropical forest on Earth, covering about 2.7 million square miles (seven million square kilometers) or 90% the size of the 48 lower states of the U.S. Though the Peruvian Amazon is only 10% of this total, it represents the wildest, most wildlife-packed rain forest in the world.
Peru has some of the greatest biodiversity in the world because of the presence of the Andes, Amazon Rainforest, and the Pacific Ocean
The range of wildlife habitat in Peru includes the Andes mountains, the Amazon rain forest, and the coastal zone nourished by the Humboldt current. Peru has over 1,700 species of birds, over 500 species of mammals and over 300 species of reptiles.Peru has the greatest bio-diversity in the world, thanks to the presence of the Andes, Amazon and Pacific. There are 53 protected natural areas throughout the country. There are over 1,800 species of birds (120 endemic to Peru), hundreds of mammals including rare cats like jaguar and pumas, bears, and river dolphins; the coast is rich in marine life and a great place to see sea-lions and myriad seabirds.
The density and diversity of Amazonian animal and plant species reach global maxima in the extreme western Amazon, near the foot of the Andes , precisely the location of the Manu Wilderness.
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