Unusual Facts: Incredible Creatures

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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><u><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Unbelievable 26 Foot Anaconda Found in  Mato Grosso,Brazil</b></span></u></span></span></div>
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It lurks just inches below the surface coiled and ready to strike and yet you wouldn't know it was there.<br />
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<i><b>These</b><b> remarkable images show the enormous 26-foot (eight metre) anacondas of Mato Grosso in Brazil</b></i> <i><b>searching for prey in the murky depths.</b></i></blockquote>
They were <b>captured by the brave diver and snake enthusiast Franco Banfi</b>, 53, who joined the beasts in their natural habitat armed only with a camera.<br />
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In another shot, Banfi gets up close to <span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>a huge anaconda that is lying on the riverbank and glistening in the ferocious tropical heat.</b></span><br />
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Banfi, a father-of-two from Switzerland, said that As the snake had just eaten it didn't take much interest in us.<br />
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'Everything is possible but I don't think it would have eaten us. I was very close, I could have touched it if I wanted to.'<br />
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<i><b>He saw six different female anaconda snakes on his ten-day trip to the Mato Grosso do Sul region, right in the heart of South America.</b></i></blockquote>
The region is known for its diverse natural beauty and attracts thousands of visitors every year.<br />
The name literally means 'Thick Forest of the South' and it's easy to see why.<br />
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Banfi added: 'At the first moment it's scary because you don't know the animal and everybody says it's dangerous.<br />
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'But after a while you understand that nothing happens if you respect the snake.<br />
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'I have never been so close to a snake like this before. But I think a small poisonous snake is more scary than a big one. At least you can see the anacondas clearly and know what they're doing.'<br />
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(<a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2230499/Diver-braves-waters-swim-deadly-26-foot-anaconda.html" target="_blank">source</a>)</div>
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Unbelievable 26 Foot Anaconda Found in Mato Grosso,Brazil

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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u><b>Victoria Crowned Pigeon</b></u></span></span></div>
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The Victoria Crowned Pigeon, Goura victoria, is a large, bluish-grey pigeon with elegant blue lace-like crests, maroon breast and red iris. The bird may be recognized easily by the unique white tips on its crests and by its deep 'whooping' sounds made while calling. Both sexes are similar. It is on average 74 cm (29 in) long and weighs 2.38 kilograms (5.3 lbs). It is marginally larger than the other crowned pigeons on average and likely the largest species of pigeon of earth. The name commemorates the British monarch, Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.<br />
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One of three superficially similar species of crowned pigeons (the others being the Western Crowned Pigeon and the Southern Crowned Pigeon), the Victoria Crowned Pigeon is distributed in the lowland and swamp forests of northern New Guinea and surrounding islands. Its diet consists mainly of fruits, figs, seeds and invertebrates. The female usually lays a single white egg.<br />
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There are two subspecies of the Victoria Crowned Pigeon, Goura victoria victoria, the nominate race is the smaller of the two supspecies and can be found in Yapen, Biak & Supiori. Goura victoria beccarii is found on the mainland of New Guinea.</div>
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Victoria Crowned Pigeon

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