Strange but real! there is a giant pink snails in australia

Giant pink snails that live on top of Mount Kaputar, New South Wales, Australia

Travelers who visited Mount Kaputar National Park in New South Wales, Australia, definitely unbelievable shock. Recently found hundreds of snails giant sized pink color. Its length reaches 20 cm, and the amount is hundreds!

The existence of this giant pink snails apparently already long known by local residents. The type is Triboniophorus graeffi, which still relatives with snail similar in New Zealand and South Africa. Even so, the scientists new found a giant snails species it.

They grow in an area of ​​100 km2 at the top of Mount Kaputar. Allegedly this snail is including ancient animals, his lineage is withdrawn from 180 million years ago when Australia was consists of 2 separate plains.

"Snail-Snail are under the leaves in the daytime. But sometimes at night, hundreds of they are come to the surface and gathered in the trees. They are amazing living creatures," said Michael Murphy, who has been 20 years of being ranger at the Mount Kaputar National Park.

Unmitigated, pink snails it its length reach 20 cm. Besides night day, they are also can out for a moment after heavy rain to search the food.

This giant pink snails are not the only of unique animals occupants from Mount Kaputar. There is one species of snail cannibals, eating his relative who vegetarian. This cannibal snails smaller sized and have a shell, contrary to the giant pink snail.

Mount Kaputar, is a mountain as high as 1,508 meters above sea level. Besides a unique fauna, This mountain also populated several wild plant that is not contained in the other areas. To reach this place, tourists should drive about 500 Km from the city of Sydney.

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Posted by: Unknown - Thursday 6 June 2013