I remember gyaffing with some girls on hall one day about our various countries and how shook they were that Guyana& #39;s national animal was the jaguar.

One girl was like "Nope. I can& #39;t come to Guyana to be eaten alive." https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="πŸ˜‚" title="Face with tears of joy" aria-label="Emoji: Face with tears of joy"> (highly unlikely by the way)
We have over 300 waterfalls and of course, the tallest single drop waterfall in the world, the majestic Kaietuer Falls.

It& #39;s one of the most awe-inspiring things to see in person.
The Demerara Harbour Bridge was another thing that left some friends shook. It& #39;s an over 6000 feet floating bridge that I travelled on almost every day to get to school.

The girls couldn& #39;t get past the floating or the size of the river. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="πŸ˜‚" title="Face with tears of joy" aria-label="Emoji: Face with tears of joy"> But trust me, it& #39;s pretty safe.
When I learned about the poison dart frog, I just couldn& #39;t forget it, so it& #39;s another random fact I tell non-Guyanese in any & #39;country conversation& #39;.

The skin of the frog is poisonous due to an alkaloid toxin derived from certain foods.
We have lots of mountains but one particularly interesting summit is Mount Roraima. It& #39;s the tallest of the Pakaraima Mountains and it& #39;s the point where the borders of Venezuela, Guyana and Brazil meet.

It is beautiful. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😍" title="Smiling face with heart-shaped eyes" aria-label="Emoji: Smiling face with heart-shaped eyes">
Have you ever seen our national bird, the Canje Pheasant (also known as the Hoatzin)?

It gives me big royalty vibes. Probably, the feathers. (DEFinitely, the feathers https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="πŸ˜‚" title="Face with tears of joy" aria-label="Emoji: Face with tears of joy">)
I& #39;m gonna close this thread with our national flower, the Victoria Regia Lily or Victoria Amazonica: the largest of all water lilies.

I& #39;m not sure the photos do justice to how large they are. (They& #39;re huge.)
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