Plants and animals of Belize

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The keel-billed toucan is native to Belize
The keel-billed toucan is native to Belize

Belize is a country with a rich variety of Flora and fauna, due to its unique position between North and South America, and a wide range of climates and habitats for plant and animal life.[1] Belize's low human population, and appromxiately 8,867 square miles (22,970 km²) of undistributed land, provides an idea home for more than 5000 species of plants, and hundreds of species of animals — including armadillos, snakes, and monkeys.[2][3]

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  1. ^ Know Belize - Flora & Fauna. CentralAmerica.com (2006). Retrieved on 2008-02-15.
  2. ^ BELIZE. Encyclopedia of the Nations (2007). Retrieved on 2008-02-15.
  3. ^ Jayawardena, Chandana (2002). Tourism and Hospitality Education and Training in the Caribbean. University of the West Indies Press, 165-176. ISBN 9766401195. 

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