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When you are in Cuba, do not forget to watch out for the wildlife in Cuba. The wildlife in Cuba is worth watching because you would find more animal and plant species than you can find anywhere else in Caribbean. In fact, some of the wildlife species in Cuba are endemic.

Among the wildlife in Cuba you should not miss the Cuban Hutia which is a small hairy-tailed rodent found in Cuba and also in the nearby islands. It spends most of the times on the ground eating leaves, bark, small lizards and insects. Hutias prefer to live in dense forests.

Another important species of the wildlife in Cuba is the Cuban crocodile. At one time, it was found on the other islands but nowadays it is confined only in the dense swamps of Cuba. It feeds on fish and crustaceans and can leap high out of the water. It can grab the small animals from the treetops. It is believed that nowadays only 6,000 wild Cuban crocodiles exist there.

Bee hummingbird is another native of Cuba and is found in the forests of many parts of Cuba. It feeds on flower nectar. It grows about 2 inches in length and is less than an ounce in weight. It is believed as the symbol of love. Ornithologists from all over the world come to take a glimpse of this tiny bird.

The butterfly bat is one of the well-known wildlife species in Cuba. It is one of the world’s smallest bats, which stay in caves and hunt for insects each evening.

If you want to see the smallest frog of Northern Hemisphere, then you can come to Cuba. You can find this species of frog hopping around the moist forests and swamps of Cuba’s Monte Iberia. This unique species, a specialty of the wildlife of Cuba was discovered in the 1990s.

The Caribbean reef shark is a regular visitor to Cuba from Florida and Brazil. Have you seen a fish without eyes and having skin without pigmentation? If not then you must watch out for the Lucifuga fish, which is found in the caves in Cuba, filled with either fresh or brackish waters. These fish are sensitive to light.

Thus you would find that there is no dearth of wildlife attractions in Cuba and you must not miss out on a wildlife trip while in Cuba.

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