13 March 2014

Japan: Random Facts About Japan’s Animal Life


Native primate: Japanese macaque
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Largest snake: Japanese rat snake, 5 feet long and harmless
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Famous amphimbian: A species of giant salamander lives in Kyushu and western Honshu. They can be 5 feet in length
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Notorious insect: The Japanese beetle, which was accidently imported into the Americas in 1916. A swarm of Japanese beetles can strip a peach tree in 15 minutes, leaving only branches and pits.
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(Text from Cultures of the World: Japan, Benchmark Books, 2002)