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Biggest Animals on Earth

In the Animal kingdom, size is a big factor in the battle for survival. For these large animals, predators are scarce but illegal hunting activities reduce their number considerably. Contrary to many expectations, the largest animal on Earth was not a dinosaur. The largest known to man was more than half the size of a [...]

20 New Species from The Lost World

New animals species are constantly discovered, even if they’re in a smaller number than those lost forever. After rounding upthe rarest animals in the world and the most endangered animals in the world, here is a list of the new species recently discovered in the world, including pictures and information on their habitat. Most of [...]

10 Amazing Sea Creatures You Didn’t Know About

The world’s oceans cover two thirds of Earth’s surface. There are many animal species virtually unheard of since the depth were they are located it makes it impossible for people to document them. The deep sea is about 78% of the planet’s inhabitable volume, fascinating people all over the world about rare or unknown [...]

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 [...]

Butterflies in Danger of Disappearing

Similar to many species of animals that are threatened, butterflies also risk disappearing from nature. It is estimated that 17,500 species of butterflies are spread throughout almost the entire world. Some of them only live for 3 or 4 days, while others for up to 40 days. The greatest threats posed to butterflies are the [...]

10 Amazing Animals Saved from Extinction

Since the ratification of the Endangered Species Act in 1973, many species have been saved from extinction. For over three decades, the Endangered Species Act has served as America’s safety net for wildlife. Its purpose, to protect fish, plants and wildlife from going extinct is yet to be reached but many species are on the [...]

Extinct Before The 20th Century

The polar bear and hippopotamus are for the first time listed as species threatened with extinction by the world’s biodiversity agency. They can still be saved. But for other unfortunate species, there is no chance - they have become permanently extinct. A survey conducted among biologists conducted by New York’s American Museum of Natural History, [...]

10 of the Most Endangered Animals

The extinction of at least 500 species of animals has been caused by man, most of them in this century. Today there are about 5,000 endangered animals and at least one species dies out every year. The number is rapidly growing, some species becoming endangered without most of us even knowing it. Their value is [...]

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