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Asian Wildlife
The Saola
The saola (pronounced sow-la) scientific name Pseudoryx nghetinhensis has been referred to as the Asian unicorn because it is so rare and seldom seen. It is also Critically Endangered, with…
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African Wildlife
The Northern Sportive Lemur
It is very difficult to say that one lemur species is more endangered than another. There are around 100 species of these primates, all of which live on the Island…
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Birds
The Little Dodo Bird
The little dodo birds goes by other names as well, including the tooth-billed pigeon, and in it’s native Samoa, the Manumea bird. Although just 12 inches (31 cm) in length,…
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Birds
Saving The Dodo Bird
The disappearance of the dodo bird (Raphus cucullatus) from the face of the earth almost 400 years ago is one of our most well-known extinction stories. It’s an infamous case…
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Monkeys
Power Lines Threaten Monkeys
The populations of all species of monkeys in the Central American nation of Costa Rica fell by 50% between 1995 and 2007, according to wildlife biologists working in that country.…
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American Wildlife
Giant Salamander Endangered
The Ozark hellbender, a salamander that grows to two feet in length and is the largest amphibian in North America, as well as one of the largest on earth, has…
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New Species
World’s Smallest Chameleon
Scientists who explored tiny islands and other areas in northern Madagascar are reporting the discovery of four new species of dwarf chameleon, one of which approaches, or may even break,…
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