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Amazon of Asia Archives - Nepali Sansar https://www.nepalisansar.com/tag/amazon-of-asia/ A Site for Global Nepali Community Fri, 24 Jan 2020 05:10:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 https://www.nepalisansar.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/fav.png Amazon of Asia Archives - Nepali Sansar https://www.nepalisansar.com/tag/amazon-of-asia/ 32 32 Amazon of Asia https://www.nepalisansar.com/interesting-facts-of-nepal/amazon-of-asia/ https://www.nepalisansar.com/interesting-facts-of-nepal/amazon-of-asia/#respond Mon, 14 May 2018 03:15:13 +0000 http://www.nepalisansar.com/?p=7105 Because of its biodiversity that is one of richest in the world and unique variety of…

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]]> Because of its biodiversity that is one of richest in the world and unique variety of flora & fauna, Nepal is fondly called as ‘Amazon of Asia’. The country is home to 8.9% of the total world’s birds’ species, 4.2 % of the world’s butterfly species and 3.96 percent of the world’s mammal species.

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]]> https://www.nepalisansar.com/interesting-facts-of-nepal/amazon-of-asia/feed/ 0 Outstanding Bio-diversity Profile https://www.nepalisansar.com/interesting-facts-of-nepal/outstanding-bio-diversity-profile/ https://www.nepalisansar.com/interesting-facts-of-nepal/outstanding-bio-diversity-profile/#respond Sun, 03 Dec 2017 05:00:21 +0000 http://www.nepalisansar.com/?p=5028 Called as Amazon of Asia, Nepal holds great value for bio-diversity with exploration still underway. The…

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]]> Called as Amazon of Asia, Nepal holds great value for bio-diversity with exploration still underway. The country has one of the best habitats of snow leopards, 2% of the world’s orchid population (360), 8% of the world’s bird species, 2.4% of the world’s flowering plant species (around 5980 with 250 only found in Nepal and also 6% of the world’s Rhododendron species).

Besides, 4.2% of the world’s butterfly species (around 650), the world’s largest herd of Swamp deer (in Sukla Phanta in West Nepal), mysterious creature called Yeti, largest honeybees, largest moth called Atlas Moth, the only natural breeding ground of the Long Snouted Gharial crocodile, are among other highlights of Nepal’s biodiversity profile.

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