The 10 Rarest Animals in the World
Endangered, hunted, smuggled and now some would say abandoned, these animals have the smallest chances of recovery out off all the Earth’s creatures. Last year, studies shown that there are at least 35 different animals with world populations of under 1000. But which are the rarest, the animals on the brink of extinction? We have rounded up a list of 10 of the rarest animals in the wild. These animals are so rare, they might disappear forever, and they’re not alone!
1. The Pinta Island tortoise - Without argument, this turtle is one of the few species of Giant Galapagos tortoises and the rarest animal in the world since there is only one left alive. 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, and a constant reminder for vigilence and conservation of the species. The species was considered extinct until 1971, when a lone example was located by rangers. Since then, the Charles Darwin Research Station has been searching for a female tortoise, even posting a reward of $10,000 to those that find one.
2. Baiji (Yangtze River Dolphin) - With no more than a few tens of individuals, 
the dolphin is one of the world’s rarest mammals, and a victim of China’s breakneck economic growth, competing for food with the human beings. It has been driven to extinction due to the activity in 50 years, this being the fourth time when an entire evolutionary line of mammals has vanished from the face of the Earth since the year 1500. The main reason for this fact are the numerous dams and barrages, built starting in the 1930’s, that have fragmented the population and reduced the amount of available habitat. There are news that the species is functionally extinct, experts still searching for members of the species. Fingers crossed!
3. The Vancouver Island Marmot - This marmot is found only in the high mountainous regions of Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, the Canadian Species at Risk Act listing it as endangered in May 2000. In 1998, the population reached an all-time low of 75 individuals, a captive breeding programme being started during that time. In captivity, there are around 90 Vancouver Island marmots in four breeding facilities, while an estimated 30 members of this species live in the wild ibn 2004. The ultimate goal is to restore a sustainable population of 400-600 Vancouver Island marmots in the wild, so there’s still much to be done. 2005 was a successful year, with 150 individuals in captivity and over 44 pups born.
4. Seychelles Sheath-tailed Bat - Inhabiting the central granitic islands of the Seychelles Islands north of Madagascar,
the bat is part of our list, being one of the most endangered animals since fewer than 100 are believed to exist in the world. It was once commonly found in Seychelles, but the species has undergone a dramatic decline in population during the mid to late 20th century. More research needs to be done in order to understand how the species behave and what needs to be done in order to save them. Scientists believe that, with a heavy amount of effort, 500 individuals may be sufficient to guarantee long-term persistence of the population.
5. Javan Rhino - This scarce animal is one of the rhino species with fewer than 60 animals surviving in only two known locations: one in Indonesia and the other in Vietnam. Though once widespread throughout Asia, by the 1930’s the rhinoceros was nearly hunted to extinction in Peninsular Malaysia, India, Burma and Sumatra. It was poached for its horn, that is believed to have medicinal uses, and driven to extinction to the intense agricultural practices. Even with all the conservation efforts, the Javan rhinoceros’ chance of survival is small: the population is reduced, hence there are risks of disease and inbreeding.
6. Hispid hare - Also called the “bristly rabbit”, this hare has been recorded along the southern foothills of the Himalayan
mountain chain, Nepal, , Bengal, and Assam. 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.
7. Northern Hairy-nosed Wombat - In the 19th century this species of wombat was present in New South Wales and Victoria but now can only be found in a small national park near Epping Forest Station in tropical Queensland. While this area has been protected as a National Park, the native grasses that the wombat eats are overtaken by non-indigenous plants. The Northern hairy-nosed wombat is the rarest Australian marsupial, and probably the world’s rarest large mammal. In the latest population study, there are an estimated 113 (range 96 to 150) individual. A major recovery program is underway, funded by the Queensland and Commonwealth governments to the tune of $250,000 per year.
8. Tamaraw (Dwarf Water Buffalo) - Found in the the island of Mindoro in the Philippines, the tamaraw is the only
endemic Phillipine bovine. In 1900 there were an estimated 10,000 tamaraw on Mindoro, 120 in 1975, 370 in 1987 . It was declared critically endangered species in 2000 by the World Conservation Union and remained so until today, being threatened by agriculture, hunting or disease brought by domestic species. The current population was estimated in 2002 at a number between 30 and 200 individuals. Although protected by law, the illegal capture and killing of this species continues to occur.
9. Iberian Lynx - The Lynx, the most endangered of the world’s 36 cats, stands on the edge of extinction. This lynx was once distributed over the entire Iberian Peninsula but now its area is severely restricted in Andalusia. Threatened by destruction of habitat and of its prey, the cat was killed by traps set for rabbits or hit by cars as the number of roads increase. The Spanish Government is now in the process of developing a national conservation effort to save the Iberian Lynx. Studies from March 2005 have estimated the number of Lynx to be as few as 100, down from about 400 in 2000. On March 29, 2005, the birth of 3 cubs, the first born in captivity, was announced, a hope for the future reintroduction of the species.
10. Red Wolf - This wolf is a smaller and a more slender cousin of the gray wolf, historically ranging from southeastern
United States to Florida and Texas. Now, their home is the 1.7 million acres throughout northeastern North Carolina, including Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge and Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge. Only 20 pure red wolves were estimated in 1980, however the number increased to 207 captive red wolves, found in 38 captive breeding facilities across the United States. With the successful breeding programs, over 100 red wolves currently live in the wild.
Runner-up. Dwarf Blue Sheep - The Dwarf Blue Sheep or Dwarf Bharal Pseudois schaeferi is an endangered 
species of caprid found in China and Tibet. The dwarf blue sheep population in the world has declined to a total of 70–200 individuals, currently being listed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. The species is hunted, and in their limited range cannot escape from humans and livestock. As of 1997, China did not recognize them as a seperate species so efforts to conserve the species have not been initiated.
Filed under: Documentary on October 1st, 2007
Is it just me or does every one of these animals look sad and tired and unhealthy. As if they are all just looking at us and saying “kill me” already, like they were an evolutionary experiment that didn’t work all that well. I know that sounds harsh, but that’s nature for you. Even before humans came to dominate the planet, there were extinctions as part of the natural order of things, so why should we try to prevent extinctions occurring now?
To all those environmentalists who ooh and ahh about the cute furry animals, how much are you willing to sacrifice to save them? 1 million dollars per animal? 10 million? Because that’s the kind of money it takes to save cases like this, and that’s money that could better spent on other things besides providing you with more animals to look at in a local zoo.
What about the Kakapo of New Zealand? There are only 86 individuals remaining. They are the largest parrot in the world. They’re flightless, relying on camouflage to hide from predators. This technique was effective when their only predators were birds but since mammals have arrived, using their sense of smell to hunt, the species has suffered massive declines. Like all of the above species the very limited genetic variability of Kakapo means that long term viability is unlikely without ongoing intervention. The arguments for and against such measures depend on evaluating the merits of the species against costs. Conservation management organisations have to work within budgets like any other organisation. Conservation programmes are designed according to human values.
How is it that people whine and complain about the millions of dollars spent on convservation programs, when countless more goes to waste on war every day? The US senate is about to approve 150 billion in spending for its ongoing military campaigns. Is an extra hundred million for endangered species seriously that much, in comparison? Its less than one tenth of one percent of the war figure.
Cite - http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21089400/from/RS.3/
Further, this latest round of extinctions is a far cry from those of the past. The old extinctions were a natural part of the development of the planet. The current extinctions are often the result of man made activity - farming, factories, dam building, and so on.
Certainly, farms and dams are useful wonderful things that help feed and support people every day, but biodiversity also offers advantages. Plants and spice improve our diets and medicine, organisms inspire new technology, and life helps expand our imaginations. To say that sacrificing species today is worth the temporary economic relief is extremely narrow minded and short sighted. Ten species today, how many tomorrow?
I think what’s important is that we try to conserve the species’ which wouldn’t go extinct hadn’t it been for man. I’m all for evolution even if it means certain species dying out which can no longer naturally cope with the world as is, ambiguous of man’s influence. But I think it is important to not put too much of a quick impact on the ecosystem which supports us.
So what if we kill of the animals to make more room for humans? So what happens when an animal population is overbearing on it’s environment? Resources run low that are particular to that species and too much competition leading to a catastrophic and chaotic effect with that species, and possible extinction. I think man better learn how to balance his needs.
What about my ass. I mean thats pretty rare. mmmmm hmmmmmm! Just kiddin yall. The oomaga mikipoochalfinchclimpbackyobbychumper of europe isn’t about that much anymore mum.
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I want to sort of agree with Hmm and Ryan. There is natural selection and is it right if we interfere because if we do are we tipping the evolutionary scales in the wrong direction? Of course some interference seems necessary, I suppose we need to find that fine line between interfering and helping.
Farmers are necessary and why aren’t we getting any help from them when they say they are conservation friendly? They say the gov is stealing their land, the gov ssays they are not complying. I really think a lot of these groups have gone overboard and lost sight of what the real goal is and now they can’t even think of working together, sad really.
I think the list is good in that it calls attention to endangered species, but I don’t think it’s definitive at all. It suggests that the Iberian lynx is the rarest cat with a population of 100, but I’m pretty sure that title goes to the Amur Leopard…with a population of less than 40…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amur_Leopard
Some of them look really, really cute.
If i remember correctly, the Baiji is already extinct in the wild… a few months ago, there were efforts to find one in the wild, but they didn’t find one
Hmmm: I think you miss the point. Human activity has caused much of habitat destruction (and I’m not just referring to drastic changes in local biological niches - maybe you’ve heard of global warming?) of innumerable species, and more than outright destruction by a few, it’s indifference that’s killing off all these animals. You might want to reconsider that extinction of a certain species affect the existence of several others.
What about the Goose Creek Clam? There is only about 18 of them left in the world. Right near here.
And the government still lets developers build houses along that creek and let mud and other pollution flow directly into it.
The clams will all be dead soon if they aren’t already.
I hate North Carolina.
Not that is a “tortoise neck”!
Something thats always overlooked in this issue is the viability of a species when only tens or hundreds remain. Sure it would be nice if we can save them, and we can earmark all the money we want. The real issue is when you only have 70 or 150 of a breeding poluation left, that species is likely doomed. You simply dont have enough genetic variety to sustain a long term population. Eventually immune systems will fail and negative traits will be carried or amplified. Essentially we are breeding zoo exibits here. Its sad, but we should be clear that we really arent restoring an animal. We are creating an un-viable animal as an exhibit to remember them by.
Hey Hmmm,
I wouldn’t pay 10m to save a single animal, but I would pay it to save an entire species.
Yes, throughout Earth’s history, species went extinct all the time. But in nearly every case of the above, the extinction was caused by humans. So why won’t you allow humans to try to fix it?
If we do it your way, then someday your children will live in a world with no wild areas, and the only non-humans on the planet would be insects, a few types of farm-raised fish and domesticated farm animals. Is that the kind of world you would like to live in?
Incidentally, the Baiji dolphin is almost certainly extinct.. You can read more about this remarkable animal here:
http://shieldofachilles.blogspot.com/2007/08/chinas-crime-and-why-it-must-not-be.html
What about a spell checker, and some grammar? Interesting content, but reading this was the literary equivalent of a redneck belching pastrami beside you at the opera. All – if you’re going to post real content on the web (And please do – there’s too much crap, and this really was interesting stuff), please check your grammar, and run the spell check – it’s the difference between professional and playing around (read: the difference between generating advertising revenue and playing with HTML as a hobby).
You’ve forgot the snow leopard, that is next to extinction with about 30 cats alive today.
Scatterblak, i noticed that too, but you’re guilty of writing the longest sentence ever!
We need to retain diverse habitats and wildlife for our own good, if they go we’ll live a very bleak existence indeed.
Why not breed the Pinta Island tortoise with another tortoise from elswhere not with a pinta island tortoise but another type of tortoise from somewhere else a cousin or some relation. It may be a hybrid but at least the gene will carry on. A halfbreed of what you have is better than none at all. Also the Tamaraw is a water cow basicly why not bredd 4 or five together in a breeding program such as a farm etc. These animals can be bred in captivaty if done correctly. THIS IS FACT! If they go extinct it is because they werent bred in captivaty correctly it can be done if done rite!!!
the genetic viability is dependent on what traits are present in the remaining population. The population could be bottlenecked and have a bad trait that dooms them, or they could have good traits that will allow them to survive with a little help from us.
Hmmm presents a very arrogant argument. The war spending point is a good rebut. The point to save these species is that we have to coexist in this world much like they do. If we continue with our ways we will be destroying the systems and cycles that allow us to live in the first place. Saving these endangered animals is a step in the right direction to promote a human society that lives with nature, not a human society that dominates nature.
Why is the Spix’s Macaw (Cyanopsitta spixii) not listed? Current population is less than 25 individuals. Your research department should realise that endangered species lists are not “mammals only” clubs.
* sorry for the repost, the first deleted everything after I used a less than sign in the text.
So…let me get this straight, they are made out of meat?
When will the nations of the world and the religions address the real cause of all of our problems. The over population of our own species!
“The rich get richer and the poor keep having kids.”
Why should we interfere? Because we already are!
For those of you who think that human engineering–waste dumped, dams built to run our televisions, habitats plowed down–that’s natural selection? That’s absolutely nuts! We’re the first mammal to be so self aware and so smart as to think we can design better than nature, and the inherent flaw in that cockiness is that we condescend to nature instead of living in synch with it.
The Yangtze river dolphin is already extinct btw, it went extinct earlier this year. Parly due to the big dam they built and partly due to overfishing.
Yes let’s keep breeding ourselves until we’re 15 billion people, cover every square inch of the planet, put the animals that are useful to us in farms, and pat ourselves on the back for “natural selection.”
Zoom outside yourself!
yay!
keep it up guys! we’re almost winning!
I believe the yagtze dolphin is already extint
Poor tortoise
Personnaly i believe that humans interfering with natures course really is a good thing. it shows that there are people out there caring more about all the creatures of the earth wether or not their lives really effect everything else going on in this world. the number of animals on the close to extinction list can only get bigger as time goes on. eventually i see this world be totally uninhabitable for really any kind of animal due to the massive populations of humans all over the world. eventually we are going to cut down all the rainforests live above and under the water most likely and it really isn’t that far fetched to imagine massive cities in the sky in the future. so with all of the land eventually taken up by humans where will the animals go? we could find things as common as a crow or a house cat to be a very rare animal in the future and i just think its good that now we are trying to do our best to see that these animals don’t go extinct because in the future its going to be far worse and a lot harder to maintain all the animals we see everyday on this planet
Through regular geochemical processes, in a few hundred million years, the atmosphere on earth will not be able to support multi-cellular life, and in a few billion years, the sun will heat up and expand to render all life on earth extinct. So we’re hastening the process a little bit, no big deal. There’s a tribe in Tibet, they need three things (besides sunlight) to survive: barley, from which they make barley cakes and barley beer; goats, to eat the leafy barley remainders, and produce cheese and a high quality manure for fertilizer; and bacteria, to do all the dirty work. Being in a constant state of low inebriation, the society is relatively free of conflict and discord!
dear “hmmm”:
1. you’re stupid
its our fault the animals look that way and im sure they do all look sad and depressed
the whole thing about extinctions is true however the rate at which they are occurring surpasses any amount ever recorded before
anyway all im trying to say here is don’t talk about things you know nothing about, and it also wouldnt do you any harm to watch out for your environmental footprint seeing as how you dont seem to care about your surroundings.
Animals go extinct all the time. Why is it that humans are suddenly responsible for extinctions? Humans evolved as a result of natural forces on this planet, just like every other animal, and have become very successful. As a result of that, humans have made an impact on the planet and its other species. What if sharks suddenly evolved legs and lungs and started walking around eating all of the rabbits in the world? Do we start fencing off beaches to keep the sharks in the water, or do we chalk it up to “the natural order of things” and say good-bye to rabbits? Do you think the sharks would care about the preservation of the rabbit species?
I’m not saying we as humans should not care, or purposely kill off certain species because we can, but there is a point where you have to let evolution run its course and do a little cleanup.
What about panda?
Panda is very nice. I think that all vegetarian animals is also very nice.
Just vegetarian animals is best
/ Kumaran
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Regarding Diana’s comment that “… the rate at which they [extinctions] are occurring surpasses any amount ever recorded before…” is not true by a long shot. The biggest one ever was the Permian–Triassic extinction event - 96 percent of all marine species and 70 percent of terrestrial vertebrate species went extinct. Wiki has a good article. The big one after, the Cretaceous–Tertiary extinction event, was the one that killed off the dinosaurs, and relatively speaking, it was fairly minor. The current rate of extinction caused by human activity is significant, but not unprecedented. Life is very resilient and will carry on.
Wow, after reading the comments here i am ashamed to be a part of the human race.
That’s quite a job you all have done, pay ourselves on the back and remember dont be more then expected and its never your fault!
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Amur Leopards should be on this list, near the top. As far as experts know, there are only 34 left in the wild, and only 7 of those are female. It breaks my heart.
i hate that people donot try save these beautiful creatures tht we have in herited . we all need to try save these creatures
I think that if we’re going to extinctify these animals we need to work a little harder. Taking photographs of them is a good start so we know where to focus our efforts, but it’ll come down to grueling hunting trips by professionals to eliminate the few tricky remnants of these doomed species.
A few ideas I’d suggest are for:
1) government subsidies to hunt in places where these animals reside. These animals are normally found in remote locations that are expensive to get to and operate within.
2) involvement of various NGOs and corporations to ensure that people are properly informed about which animals should be targeted and the best practices for their slaughter. Public-private partnerships have the power to see every one of these species off if only the will exists.
3) public access to high resolution satellite imagery that can be used to track these animals.
I’m sure there are tons of other ways we can wipe these animals from earth’s gene pool, but everyone must realize that we’re connected in a big web of life where we all have to do our part. I don’t think it’s enough to just sit around waiting for an asteroid to wipe species out. This is something that humanity has to work on with urgency and a spirit of togetherness.
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I think this is a moment where we can ponder the effect we have on the habitats that support not only these animals, but many others as well. This give rise to being aware of the enormous amount of resources that people consume (above what is necessary) throughout their lives. I think also that this is an opportunity for us to have compassion for other beings we share the planet with. To those that have posted with negative, sarcastic comments- why are you on this website? Go back to your hateful sites and let us be constructive.
By going vegan, you emit less carbon into the atmosphere than by stopping DRIVING. Not to mention feeling amazing!
I think more humans should become extinct , most of these animals if not all of them are dying out because of humans. They are beautiful creatures and WE’RE killing them off. A serious virus needs to hit humans and wipe them out we are so over populated and we bitch about hitting deers on the road and so we hunt to keep the population down….COME ON it was there land first not ours, they let us live here and we keep putting up buildings, roads, malls, houses over their homes and they say nothing and leave or we end up killing them in the process of putting up a fancy new apartment building. It is not about us being the top of the food chain, I’d like to see someone in the forest filled with mountain lions with no gun or weapon and see if you could survive that…I really doubt it. Hell I’d even say just against one mountain lion. We should be great full that they let us live here.
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First of all, anyone who thinks that humans are at the top of the evolutionary ladder I must tell you something: You are very sadly mistaken. Think about it. How long have humans been on this planet? Now, how long have lizards and bacteria and other such living organisms been here?? Yes, so we figured out how to adapt to survive in the world, so what?? We’re still children compared to most species of life on this planet, and it shows. It seems that we’re the last creatures on Earth to grasp the concept that in order for us to successfully survive we have to maintain the gentle balance of the life around us. Should we all shave our heads and become vegans?? No. Natural selection also has to do with the natural order of life and its unending circle. If we never ate meat again, certain animals would then become overpopulated themselves, eating too much of their food sources - whether that be plants or other animals. That’s not the solution. As much as everyone giving up meat isn’t the answer, neither is just sitting back at this point and letting our past and current decisions as a species continue to devastate the world in which we live. We all need to take steps toward saving our dying planet in order to save ourselves. If not for us, then for our children and their children after them. Sadly, I don’t think this is going to happen any time soon. Think of it this way. The planet is, say, a person. This person lived happy and healthy with an occassional cold or other sickness in its life (the natural extinctions and such problems that this planet has encountered). One day, this person starts smoking. The cigarettes are slowly killing off the body and making it sick. As much as certain parts of the body are starting to protest at this invasion of its resources and at what the person is doing, none of those body parts are capable of alone stopping the person. Until the whole body gets to the point of collapse with disease, this smoker isn’t going to give up what makes it happy for the moment. The saddest part of all, is that once the disease has progressed that far, it’s rare for someone to recover from it. So I really don’t see this planet turning itself around to the path of recovery until all of those parts of the world that are complaining are possibly gone forever, and the parts that are enjoying the here and now of it all start to realize just how bad off they really are without the complaining parts still there fighting to support them. So how is it anyone ever thought we were at the top of the ladder of evolution, unless they somehow believe that it’s possible to kill your way there?
itz really Cute but you have to add some more Animals good
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Most of these animals will go extinct, but does that mean we should sit back and let it happen. NO we as humans are the first species to evolve that have the ability to conciously shape the world we are in.
What im saying is that saving an endangered organism is not always about bringing back a natural population, but serves to reminder us of the fragility of the natural world that is constantly being pushed back into the column of an expendable resource. For example we barely know anything about the biological structure of the top one inch of soil. How can we claim to know that everything is going to “work out” with loss of species who’s ecological functions are largely unknown? Nature is not an expendable resource that we should sit back and watch die. Humans are in a position of power in this world, the driving forces of evolution. So why should we let extinctions, with unknown consequences, happen when we have the resources to protect what is left of the fragile populations listed above?
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“that’s money that could better spent on other things besides providing you with more animals to look at in a local zoo.”
how ignorant — i won’t even try to correct your thought process there, because its beyond selfish and egotistical. extinction is a natural process, but lets say i set out to kill every single member the elephant species. are you going to argue, if i was successful, that is merely how nature works?
what other things, by the way?
apathy is going to destroy our world.
PANDAS are going bye bye it is the humans fault there are 40 pandas left the goverment is makeing a law (no won can harm pandas) it is a rule now i would HATE to see pandas go away and cheatahs OMG its not fare animals are a part of nature we shouldnt harm such delacet creaters it is sooooo rong we should let the animals go from the zoo it is so bad i am trying to help them i am going to right an angry letter i feel soo bad for those poor poor animals CRY CRY i dont know what els to say i am so sad i really really want to help but i guess i cant i dont know what to do i just ahhhhhh i hate seeing this happen befor my eyes it is soo sad i really really really really really want to do somthing to help but there is reallly nothing i can do and i hate seeing that happen i am so sad for those poor animals i am sooo soo soo soo soo soo soo soo sad well i will have to beal with it humm i got it i will help yay well ok i will do it right now yay me!!!!!!!!
I have been privlaged to live and grow up in a place where i regularly see and interact with the beings we share our planet with, and i cant bare the thought of my children and theirs not having that same privlage. Obviously the people in this forum disagreeing with the conservation of these animals have not thought of that because their sheltered, suburbian lives have taught them to care for nothing but themselves. I am ashamed to find that some people would take this wonderful gift that God has given us and not protect it . Yes, thats right, I said god.
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just todays people dont have that much diverted mind to animals just they understand them wild.
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How about the ivory-billed woodpecker? Or even the Po’ouli (unless of course both of them are already extinct, or probably in one of those peoples private homes, you know, the ones that are ancient, live in South Africa, and have an underground maze or something like that, w/ a wildlife preserve or something, like one of the arks they’re talking about
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We need to make people aware about ANIMALS . Today human beings don’t have time for their kids so it is obvious that they dont even care about animals ,which will be extinct in few years.SO it would be better if we make people aware about animals through print and electronic media.Please mind it YOUNG GENERATION YOU CAN CHANGE A LOT. DO SOMETHING FOR ANIMALS THEY ARE ESSENTIAL PART OF THIS EARTH.
well i think that it was very easy to kill them off y cant we bring them back?
Boy Smooth
I’m only 10, but I’m sick of people thinking that “war” is more important than animals, probaly, where the war is, at least 100 animals die in the war due to “Big Bangs”, toxic waste, and guns. And the animals that die are nearly all wild animals!
P.S: Maybe we shouldn’t spend all this time on the computer anyway. It doesn’t help penguins and snow leopards and other polar animals.
P.P.S:I RULE!!!!
And, to that guy “Nick”, It’s really hard to bring the extinct animals back from the grave, for exampile, The tazzi tiger, there cloning it, and it’s cost already over 1,000,000 dollars to get past the 1st fight in a 15 round battle. They should just stop trying, and try to save the animals that are going to be extinct in the next 10 years. STOP CLONING, AND TRY BUILDING CONSERVAISIONS FOR THE ANIMALS THAT ARE GOING TO DIE!!!! THOS PEOPLE THAT ARE HELPING ARE JUST IDIOTIC MORONS!!!!
soz for all the ppl that had to read that!
My Mum wanted to know if there is such a thing as green dolphin
someone answer my qustion above PLEASE!
Um if the animals keep dying off, more species will die due to loss of prey and it will just keep going on like that. Eventually all the animals will be endangered. After all the animals die off, then the plants will all die because nothing fertilizes the ground or spreads their seeds. Then what? We will perish because we have no more food. Oh and it wouldn’t be so bad if there werent people in the world who didn’t care about the welfare of animals. Apparently some people need to do more research, because without animals we are screwed.
im realy sorry for the tourtises the look like the ostriches in hell and there realy U.G.L.Y
those poor tourtises and dwarfs i wish i could help them if i were dead but seriously if i had money like Goerge W.B i would stop talkin about war and start focussing on dying things
Goerge bush sucks bush
im the angel of death but i can only come on the net when my Lord says so
There is no such thing as a”Green dolphin”, sure, there are dolphins with a sliet tint of green, but no pure green dolphin. People, greenies are pretty cool, (even tho im a Emo) Even I admit, the greenies have gone a tad too far, but with saving animals and rainforrests, i have no probs with em’. WAT BOUT THE POOR WHALES!!!! I hate the japs that have been killing whales “For reserch”. If you need to do reaserch, put the animal in a zoo, or conservation, where it needs to be if your gonna reserch it. PROTEST AGAINST WHALING, IT’S JUST CRULE. AND TO THE JAPS, DON’T KILL THE WHALES, YOU MIGHT AS WELL KILL A PERSON. Animals are exatly the same as people. But they mainly walk on 4 legs, and can’t talk like us. so if your gonna eat a lamb, eat a person insted. “oh no, thats called canibalisim” but it’s alright when you kill a animal that feels pain. For thos people that enjoy teasing, and killing animals, DIE!!!!! :~(. BURN IN HELL!!! I HOPE 4 THOS PEOPLE THEY HAVE A HORRIBAL DEATH~!~!!. YOU GET WAT U DESERVE!! B.I.H (bURN IN HELL)
those poor helpless animals!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!why would ANYONE want to kill them….STOP KILLING ANY ANIMALS ESPECALY…….PANDAS!!!!!!!!!! THEY ARE HELPLESS CREATURES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i Love animals and its hard to look at them and see that they might deceased. But God made it so more animals will grow. and i trust Him that he will do the best thing for this place. Im kinda sad though because everyone take things for granted i hope they can change and realize that thats its Gods creation not a piece of junk! :-(……BUT I DONT THINK THEY SHOULD BURN IN HELL WHATS WRONG WITH U PEOPLE!? SURE I LOVE ANIMALS BUT THAT DOESNT MEAN WE SHOULD SAY: BURN IN HELL COME ON! >:-o thats really not cool! and people are NOT the same as people theyre not! God made it so people could Love animals BUT Bronte theyre not the same and u should know that!!!!!! you have problems and i hope u can sort them out I LOVE ANIMALS but i would NEVER say a thing like that!!!!!!!!!! come on! God made it so we CAn also eat animals but thats why animals have babys….i agree they should stop teasing and abusing the animals and ilove them dont get me wrong but that doesnt mean i would say burn in hell come on!!!! and u guys that are saying BAD thing about Bush have problems 2 because we ARE saposed to respect are elders not say they suck come on!!!!!
It’s such a shame that these animals are rare, but I guess it’s the elusiveness that adds to the cuteness.
why should animals suffer for our mistakes. i mean less than a thousand in some animal kinds who ever decided to build the machines or structures should be ashamed with your sell ,your murdering poor defenseless animals
Its part of the food change if one animal is stronger than another it’ll kill it for food or territory issues. If Im stronger than you I might kill you for food, shelter or To stay alive. Its just people killing animals for the wrong reasons… Money? Whats wrong with you?
Who agrees with me?
you know whats as rare as the pinta tortoise? ME. im the only species of simon left in the world. and Elmo elmo, there is such thing as a green dolphin. Instead of a dolphin being blue, its GREEN. (the dolphins may murder you if you come 20 ft close to it).
Bronte.I rule, YOU SUCK. people who made this site, set the fricking daylight savings time…
to henry!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
sharks wont develop feet overnight, you must be aware of that………. if they do, what hinders the rabbit to develop wings and just evade the sharks. i doubt about your argument if it’s acceptable.
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Ok, sure, to some people, hunting is fun, and I’m not gonna try stopping you from doing it, but it’s when people TRY and kill off animals, and also do whaling.
Animals are EXACTLY the same as people, just in another form. Animals feel as much pain as us if we get hurt.
Just think of getting your head copped off, AND IT IS PROVEN, that you feel pain after your head is taken away from your body.
That was very interesting But I lready knew about the Baiji
I was in Lao in February of this year and took a bike ride about 20km north of vang vieng on the main road and then turned right just past the bridge onto the dirt road and travelled about 30km straight on until I arrived at a small army encampment and was told I couldn’t go any further as there was a very good chance of being shot by the tribesmen,maybe this is because they are illegally logging all the forest!
In this camp I saw what was I think a Larger Bamboo Rat with 3 new born babies,the mother being fattenned for lunch,not that she needed fattening,it was the largest rat I had ever seen,the size of a small dog and looking very angry being tied up and robbed of its babies! I understand that this is natural to the people there and cannot be stopped but why couldnt I go any further or why are the tribes fighting the army,they must have a reason,I could hear the chainsaws as I got nearer!!!
I will go there again in 4 or 5 weeks and try again, please dont hesitate to contact me if you have any comments on this. stretchtours@yahoo.com
i hope this hopeless animal, would encounter a endagered human and they will hunt them one by one till no person will set alive.
human are human, arrogance is its component, just try to predict this, what is your purpose human?
the reason for the extinctions of animals and endangerment of animals is due to mankind. We are the reason for what is happening. But it seems like no one really gives a shit about it. Well the world needs to start caring or we are going to go extinct as well
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I think we must not harm animals and try to prevent them after all they are also living creaturesand have the right to live in this beautiful world.
and i think that they must be preserved for the next generation.
with regads,
from shreya
Call me a cynic but all those animals will become extinct along with many others. We humans like to think we are so superior to everything else on the planet, but we are the most ignorant and stupid species ever to exist. Only humans kill other animals for pleasure and kill more than they need to survive. In fact we humans enjoy killing each other, no other species does that. You don’t see birds killing other birds because they are a different color! If I had one wish it would be to take out the human race. At least that would mean no more killing of rare animals because they taste good or because they can be grounded up into some weird potion.
I’m ashamed to be a member of the human race because our race is the scum of the Earth.
Rodney.
man i love the lynx alot i may be only 12 years old but i never knew the lynx was that close to extinctionthis sucks my whole day today was awsome now not anymore why dont they just try cloniong a lynxthey already did that to a cat lynx’s are cats (family;felidae=feline)
The picture of the hispid hare looks like a pig. There is a reason for this: it is in fact a picture of a pygmy hog, another rare and famous inhabitant of Manas National Park in India. You can see a real hispid hare here: http://www.ecoindia.com/animals/mammals/hispid-hare.html and a pygmy hog for comparison here: http://www.kaboodle.com/reviews/rare-pygmy-hogs-head-for-the-wild
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