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83Tenerife lizards, geckos and skinks
It comes as somewhat of a surprise to find, that although the island of Tenerife has a sub-tropical climate with forests and rocky semi-desert ground that would be ideal for snakes, that there are no species of this type of reptile to be found...
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81Icod de los Vinos the Tenerife city of the Dragon Tree
Icod de los Vinos is a city in the northwest of Tenerife that is world-famous for its ancient Dragon Tree (Dracaena draco). It is said that the tree, known in Spanish as "Drago Milenario", is between 1,000 and 3,000 years old. The tree stands in...
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81Psychic questing in Barranco de Badajoz
The Barranco de Badajoz is a ravine in the Güímar area of Tenerife and it is well-known for all sorts of paranormal activity and phenomena reported there. It is just past the town of Güímar, which is famous for its pyramids, and you can either...
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81The Death's Head and other Tenerife Hawk Moths
Tenerife has several species of hawk moth that live and breed on the island, and, with the exception of the Hummingbird Hawk Moth (Macroglossum stellatarum ), all of them are very big insects. The Death's Head Hawk Moth (Acherontia atropos ) is the...
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84Top 20 Tenerife beaches in the Canary Islands
Tenerife, in the Canary Islands, is a very popular holiday destination with sun-seekers from the UK and many other parts of the world. One of the island's main attractions is its sandy beaches. Not surprisingly the main tourist resorts in the south...
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78Birds that can be seen on Tenerife
The island of Tenerife has many different habitats, ranging from mountains and forests to semi-desert coastal plains and farmland. Not surprisingly it has a wide range of birds and some of these are very rare endemic species. All parts of the...
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81Tenerife's Coast of Silence Costa del Silencio
Costa del Silencio is a tourist resort and residential area in the extreme south of Tenerife, and its name means “Coast of Silence” in Spanish. This might have been an accurate description when the area was first made but it now has regular...
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78Pyramids of Tenerife
The word "pyramid" usually brings to mind Egypt but in actuality pyramids are found all over the world. There are many on Tenerife in the Canary Islands, although many a holidaymaker there never get to see them. There is a real mystery about the...
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80Bark Beetles kill Canary Pine trees
Tenerife in the Canary Islands has many beautiful pine woods that cover large areas of its mountain ranges but sadly some trees are dying. Although the Canary Pine (Pinus canariensis) is able to withstand and recover from forest fires it is no...
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79Steatoda grossa the False Black Widow spider
The spider known to science as Steatoda grossa is otherwise known as the False Black Widow and the Cupboard Spider. I have two here living predictably in a cupboard. The female has been living there for some years now and I tend to regard her as...
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