1- Ivory-Billed Woodpecker
A North American bird so endangered it may actually be extinct
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| Ivory-Billed Woodpecker |
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| Ivory-Billed Woodpecker |
2- Amur Leopard
The world’s rarest cat: Only 40 left in Russia’s Far East
The world’s rarest cat: Only 40 left in Russia’s Far East
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| Amur Leopard |
3- Javan Rhinoceros
No more than 60 of these swamp-dwelling Asian rhinos exist
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| Javan Rhinoceros |
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| Javan Rhinoceros Biology |
4- Northern Sportive Lemur
Here’s the scarcest of Madagascar’s fast-dwindling lemur species
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| Northern Sportive Lemur |
5- Northern Right Whale
Hunted to near extinction, 350 right whales still swim the Atlantic
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| Northern Right Whale |
6- Western Lowland Gorilla
Disease and illegal hunting are taking an alarming toll on this gentle giant of a primate
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| Western Lowland Gorilla |
7- Leatherback Sea Turtle
The population of the world’s largest turtle is dropping at an alarming rate
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| Leatherback Sea Turtle |
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| Leatherback Sea Turtle |
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| Leatherback Sea Turtle |
8- Siberian (or Amur) Tiger
The world’s biggest cat weighs as much as 300 kilos (660 pounds)
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| Siberian (or Amur) Tiger |
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| Siberian (or Amur) Tiger |
9- Chinese Giant Salamander
Humans are eating the world’s largest amphibian into extinction
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| Chinese Giant Salamander |
10- The Little Dodo Bird
Samoa’s little dodo bird is in immanent danger of following the large dodo into extinction.
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| The Little Dodo Bird |
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| The Little Dodo Bird |