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Pinta Island tortoise
"Lonesome George is the sole surviving member of the Pinta Island race, the giant tortoise being a symbol for the fragility of the Galapagos islands" -
Yangtze River Dolphinthe dolphin
- Only less than 10 in the world today.
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Hispid Hare
"Deforestation, cultivation, and human settlement had the most negative impact on the species, isolating the rabbits in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and Assam. This animal was feared extinct in 1964, but in 1966, one was spotted. There were an estimated 110 hispid hares worldwide in 2001, numbers continuing to plunge due its unsuccessful adaptation to captivity." -
Iberian Lynx
Less than 100 still in the wild.
- "March 29, 2005, the birth of 3 cubs, the first born in captivity, was announced, a hope for the future reintroduction of the species." -
The Vancouver Island Marmot
Less than 75 on record. -
Black Rhino
- "Since 1970, the Black Rhino population, native to southern and east Africa, has declined by 90% to less than 3,000. They are killed primarily for their horns. Trade of Rhinos has been banned for more than twenty years. Although having banned trading of the species, there still continues to be a great demand for Rhino parts." --
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Panda
Less than 1,000 remain in their native habitat of China. -
Tigers
- Less than 6,000 tigers remain in the wild. The most urgent threat to the species is poaching for body parts and bones used in traditional Asian medicines.
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Beluga Sturgeon
- "These ancient living fish fossils are found in the Caspian Sea. Valued throughout the world by connoisseurs for their superior quality caviar, poaching is out of control due to excessive demand and high prices paid for the Sturgeons' "pearl-like" caviar." --
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Alligator Snapping Turtle
- Largest of freshwater turtles from North America.
- Endangered due to increased shipments to many international world markets.
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Hawksbill Turtle
Becoming vulnerable due to their slow reproduction rates and high volume of illegal trade for the prized jewel-like tortoise shell. -
Green-Cheeked Parrot
"Native to Mexico, this colorful parrot species, with the ability to mimic the human voice, has been significantly reduced in numbers due to a huge demand for these lovely pet birds, especially from the United States. Even after prohibiting the sale of these green-cheeked birds, droves of the species are still being illegally traded across the Mexico/US border. " -
Mako Shark
"The Mako Shark is highly sought for its tender meat, and especially in Asian markets, for their shark fins which have even greater value for medicinal purposes. Some of the species are merely stripped of their prized fins by the international fishing fleets and then are thrown back into the depths, left to die. " -
Mediterranean Monk Seal
About 600 on record today. -
Mountain Gorilla
Only about 800 letf in their natural habitat. -
Corals
About 2,175 in the world today.
- "Marine animals in class Anthozoa of phylum Cnidaria typically living in compact colonies of many identical individual "polyps." -
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Number of Species
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Mammals
5,490
- "Mammals are found to exist all over the world in all different climates. Mammals such as chimpanzees and elephants dwell in tropical regions. Arctic foxes, polar bears and many other mammals make their home near the North Pole. Camels and coyotes live in deserts. Some mammals even live in the sea such as dolphins, seals and whales. One group of mammals, the bats, can fly." -
Amphibians
6,433
- "The life cycles of amphibians reflects their evolutionary history of bridging land and water. Infact, most amphibians lay their eggs in freshwater." -
Reptiles
9,084
- "Reptiles all breathe air, have scaly skin, internal backbones and skeletons, and give birth to their babies by laying eggs." -
Birds
9,998
- "Two-legged, bipedal vertebrates, distinguished from other living vertebrates by feathers. All birds have bills, and they have a 4-chambered heart." -
Fishes
31,300
- "A fish is an animal which lives and breathes in water. All fish are vertebrates (have a backbone) and most breathe through gills and have fins and scales. Fish make up about half of all known vertebrate species." -
Crustaceans
47,000 left in the sea world.
- "All crustaceans have an exoskeleton made of the protein chitin and calcium. This external shell, in addition to being protective, gives rigid support for the attachment of the muscles." -
Molluscs
85.000
- "Having a body divided into three parts: a head, a central mass containing the main organs, and a foot for movement; the more sophisticated octopuses and related molluscs have arms to capture their prey. The majority of molluscs are marine animals, but some live in fresh water, and a few live on land." -
Spiders and scorpions
102,248 of these outstanding invertebrates left in this world.
- Spider: "An eight-legged predatory arachnid with an unsegmented body consisting of a fused head and thorax and a rounded abdomen. Spiders have fangs that inject poison into their prey, and most kinds spin webs in which to capture insects."
- Scorpion: "A terrestrial arachnid with lobsterlike pincers and a poisonous sting at the end of its jointed tail, which it can hold curved over the back." -
Insects
Over 1,000,000 different species in the world.
- "Insects are arthropods. All animals in the phylum Arthropoda have exoskeletons, segmented bodies, and at least three pairs of legs." -
Human
About 7 million as of March 12th 2012
