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Malayan tiger (national animal) Panthera tigris [41] Mongolia: Saker falcon (national bird) Falco cherrug [42] [43] Nepal: Cow (national animal) Bos indicus [44] Himalayan monal (national bird) Lophophorus impejanus Nicaragua: Turquoise-browed motmot (national bird) Eumomota superciliosa [45] Pakistan: Markhor (national animal) Capra falconeri [46]
The official language of the Bahamas is English. Many people speak an English-based creole language called Bahamian dialect (known simply as "dialect") or "Bahamianese". [144] Laurente Gibbs, a Bahamian writer and actor, was the first to coin the latter name in a poem and has since promoted its usage. [145] [146] Both are used as autoglossonyms ...
This is a list of the mammal species recorded in the Bahamas. Of the mammal species in the Bahamas, two are endangered, three are vulnerable, and one is considered to be extinct. [1] The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature:
As of 2024, there are 57 sovereign states and 28 non-sovereign entities where English is an official language. Many administrative divisions have declared English an official language at the local or regional level. Most states where English is an official language are former territories of the British Empire.
Linnaeus specified the type locality as "Africa, America, rarius in Europe" but the locality was restricted to the Bahamas by the German ornithologist Hans von Berlepsch in 1908. [5] [6] The species is treated as monotypic: no subspecies are recognised. [7] The genus name Phoenicopterus is the Latin word for a flamingo.
Gainesville, Florida: University Press of Florida. ISBN 0-8130-1049-7. Campbell, D.G. (1981). The Ephemeral Islands: A Natural History of the Bahamas. London and Basingstoke: Macmillan Education LTD. Bahamas National Trust; Ardastra Gardens, Zoo and Conservation Center; Florida's Exotic Wildlife
Staniel Cay is an island located in The Exuma Cays, a district of The Bahamas. Staniel Cay is located roughly 120 km (75 mi) south of Nassau and 400 km (250 mi) southeast of Florida. The island has a population of less than 118 full-time residents [1] and has an area of less than 5 km 2 (2 sq mi). Staniel Cay is inhabited by a small Bahamian ...
Fauna, land and marine animals, of the Bahamas — more than 3,000 islands, cays and islets in the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean region. Subcategories This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total.