Surrounded by a variety of tropical fauna, Samoan mythology is rich with stories of animals incorporated into their culture, traditional beliefs and way of life.

They seem to contain both sub tropical and tropical fauna and have a rich fossil content, both molluscs and fish.

The exhibitions display systematics, evolution, tropical and German fauna, butterfly ecology and history of zoology in Kiel.

The lush evergreen forest, found in the mountain of El Tucuche provides home for other wild tropical fauna and flora.

Its waters hosts numerous tropical marine fauna and varied ecosystem ending in a delta at the coast.

The more tropical fauna of the lower levels below the Grimaldi man skeletons had rhinoceros, hippopotamu and Straight-tusked Elephant.

Many species undoubtedly await description and the study of some tropical faunas is just commencing (Puplesis et al., 2002).

The relatively mild climatic conditions of Dushanbe allowed species of tropical fauna to be kept outdoors.

One might expect tropical fauna or some such.

For scuba divers - or simple snorkelers - the island's clear blue waters are a life-size aquarium of tropical marine fauna.