2. The Amazon River is
in South America.
It is the largest river
by discharge of water
in the world.
The river is 6,437 km
long.
The Amazon River
crosses four countries
called
Peru, Brazil, Ecuador
and Colombia
3. The Amazonian fish fauna has
more than 5,600 species.
Also present in large numbers is
the notorious piranha, a fish that
congregates in large schools and
may attack livestock and even
humans.
Fish in the Amazon River
4. The Anaconda is the
heaviest and largest snake
in the world. With an average
of 6 meters and 250
kilograms.
Anaconda
5. The water from the
Amazon river ends up in
the Atlantic Ocean after
a long journey from the
Andes mountains.