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Flora and Fauna
Bird is one of the principal nesting sites for the sooty tern but also hosts
populations of lesser noddies and fairy terns as well as white-tailed tropic
birds, fodies, mynahs, plovers and wimbrels.
Situated at the northern edge of the archipelago where the ocean floor plummets
to 2000 metres, Bird has extraordinarily rich marine life in the form of hawksbill
and green turtles, dolphins and even the occasional whale.
Once famous for its sizeable population of giant land tortoises, Bird now boasts
'Esmeralda' the worlds heaviest giant land tortoise living in the wild and weighing
in at over 300kg. Esmeralda is reputed to be more than 200 years old. Incidentally,
'Esmeralda' is a male.
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| Cousin island |
Flora and Fauna
Cousine is home to five species of endemic bird including the magpie robin,
Seychelles brush warbler, blue pigeon, sunbird, fody and turtle dove.
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| Denis island |
Flora and Fauna
Denis' 350 acres is home to a varied vegetation that commences with a ring
of velutier around the island. The interior of the island features such trees
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Others Attractions in Seychelles:
Cousin island
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Denis island
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Fregate island
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La Digue
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Mahe
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Praslin
Other informations Seychelles:
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