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  2. Guyana - Wikipedia

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    The rich natural history of Guyana was described by early explorers Sir Walter Raleigh and Charles Waterton and later by naturalists Sir David Attenborough and Gerald Durrell. In 2008, the BBC broadcast a three-part programme called Lost Land of the Jaguar which highlighted the huge diversity of wildlife, including undiscovered species and rare ...

  3. Fauna of Guyana - Wikipedia

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    The fauna of Guyana comprises all the animal species inhabiting the country of Guyana, which is part of the neotropical realm. Guyana has many endemic species and one of the highest biodiversity rates in the world as a result of the majority of the country being part of the Amazon rainforest , and as a result a large amount of the species being ...

  4. Coat of arms of Guyana - Wikipedia

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    The coat of arms of Guyana was granted by the College of Arms on 25 February 1966.. It includes a crest of an Amerindian head-dress symbolising the indigenous people of the country, this crest is also called the Cacique's Crown; two diamonds at the sides of the head-dress representing mining industry; a helmet; two jaguars as supporters holding a pick axe, sugar cane, and a stalk of rice ...

  5. Guyanese people - Wikipedia

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    As a result of Guyana's 170-year history as a British colony, it is a part of the Anglophone world and part of the Anglophone Caribbean – a subregion of the Caribbean consisting of independent, English-speaking nations that were once British colonies (also known as the Commonwealth Caribbean).

  6. Category:Fauna of Guyana - Wikipedia

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  7. List of mammals of Guyana - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Guyana.This list is derived from the IUCN Red List which lists species of mammals and includes those mammals that have recently been classified as extinct (since 1500 AD).

  8. Wai-wai people - Wikipedia

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    The COCA community is open to visitors all over the world, and protecting the plants and animals are valuable to the Wai-Wai's everyday life. The Wai-Wai people have said that the rainforest produces the air they breathe, keeps soil in place as not to clog waterways, provides foods (nuts, fruit, fresh fish), is a source for natural medicines ...

  9. List of birds of Guyana - Wikipedia

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    The hoatzin is the national bird of Guyana. This is a list of the bird species recorded in Guyana. The avifauna of Guyana include a total of 785 confirmed species, of which one has been introduced by humans and two are extinct or extirpated. None are endemic. An additional 33 species are hypothetical and one is uncertain (see below).