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The black caiman (Melanosuchus niger) is a crocodilian reptile endemic to South America.With a maximum length of around 5 to 6 m (16 to 20 ft) and a mass of over 450 kg (1,000 lb), [6] it is the largest living species of the family Alligatoridae, and the third-largest crocodilian in the Neotropical realm.
The Trần dragon, wood carving of Phổ Minh Temple, Nam Định province. The Trần dynasty dragon was similar to that of the Lý dynasty but looked more rugged. The Trần dragon had new details: arms and horns. Its fiery crest became shorter. Its slightly curved body became fat and smaller toward the tail.
Mo's spiny rat, Maxomys moi; Red spiny rat, Maxomys surifer; Genus: Mus. Ryukyu mouse, Mus caroli; Fawn-colored mouse, Mus cervicolor; Cook's mouse, Mus cookii; Gairdner's shrewmouse, Mus pahari; Shortridge's mouse, Mus shortridgei; Genus: Niviventer. Chestnut white-bellied rat, Niviventer fulvescens; Lang Bian white-bellied rat, Niviventer ...
An example of island gigantism, the blue iguana is the largest native land animal on Grand Cayman with a total nose-to-tail length of 5 ft (1.5 m) and weighing as much as 30 lb (14 kg). [ 14 ] [ 15 ] This is among the largest species of lizards in the Western Hemisphere . [ 11 ]
The Saigon Zoo and Botanical Gardens (Vietnamese: Thảo Cầm Viên Sài Gòn, French: Jardin botanique et zoologique de Saïgon), or known locally as The Zoo ("Sở Thú"), is Vietnam's largest zoo and botanical garden.
Từ điển bách khoa Việt Nam (lit: Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Vietnam) is a state-sponsored Vietnamese-language encyclopedia that was first published in 1995. It has four volumes consisting of 40,000 entries, the final of which was published in 2005. [1] The encyclopedia was republished in 2011.
Chữ Nôm (𡨸喃, IPA: [t͡ɕɨ˦ˀ˥ nom˧˧]) [5] is a logographic writing system formerly used to write the Vietnamese language.It uses Chinese characters to represent Sino-Vietnamese vocabulary and some native Vietnamese words, with other words represented by new characters created using a variety of methods, including phono-semantic compounds. [6]
There are 54 ethnic groups in Vietnam as officially recognized by the Vietnamese government. [1] Each ethnicity has their own unique language, traditions, and culture. The largest ethnic groups are: Kinh 85.32%, Tay 1.92%, Thái 1.89%, Mường 1.51%, Hmong 1.45%, Khmer 1.32%, Nùng 1.13%, Dao 0.93%, Hoa 0.78%, with all others accounting for the remaining 3.7% (2019 census). [2]