Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Prominent sites include Yangmingshan National Park's Datunshan, where chestnut ti-
gers swarm in late spring; the overwintering purple butterfly valleys in the south; Fuyuan
Forest Recreational Area; and the Yellow Butterfly Valley (
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outside Meinong.
You can also see butterflies in Linnei, Maolin and Tatajia.
Sika deer
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Other Wildlife
Taiwan has a host of reptiles including a wide variety of beautiful but deadly snakes. Liz-
ards, frogs and a long list of insects including stag beetles, cicadas and stick insects can
be found anywhere where there's a bit of undisturbed land.
Marine life (whales and dolphins, as well as corals and tropical fish) is abundant on
the offshore islands and the east coast where the rich Kuroshio Current passes. You can
see corals in Little Liuchiu, Green Island, Lanyu, Penghu and Kenting National Park.
