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Amur leopard

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Amur leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis) is a very rare leopard subspecies that lives only in the remote and snowy northern forests of eastern Russian's Primorye region. Its former range included ...

Javan rhinoceros

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The Javan rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus) is the most endangered of the world's five rhinoceros species, with an estimated 40-60 animals remaining on the western tip of the Island of Java ...

The Northern Sportive Lemur

Animals; Animals

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 of Madagascar, off the southeast ...

Northern Right Whale

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The most endangered of all the world's whale species, the northern right whale (Eubalena glacialis) numbers around 350 individuals that travel the Atlantic coasts of Canada and the US. During the ...

The saola

Animals; Animals

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 no more ...

The leatherback

Animals; Animals

The leatherback sea turtle (Demochelys coriacea) is the earth's biggest turtle and has the largest range of any species, swimming all over the globe from the tropics to the sub-polar regions. When it ...

The Amur

Animals; Animals

The Amur, or Siberian, tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) is the largest big cat in the world, weighing up to 300 kilograms (660 pounds). Unlike the other tiger subspecies, which are jungle-dwellers, ...

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