what animals are close to being extinct?
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['Amur leopard. A leopard subspecies, the Amur Leopard is indigenous to the Primorye region of southeast Russia and northern China. ... ', 'Black rhino. ... ', 'Bornean orangutan. ... ', 'Cross river gorilla. ... ', 'Eastern lowland gorilla. ... ', 'Hawksbill turtles. ... ', 'Javan rhino. ... ', 'Malayan tiger.']
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['Vaquita.', 'Whale sharks.', 'Hawksbill sea turtle.', 'Sea otter.', 'Blue whale.', 'River dolphins.', 'Florida manatee.', 'Galapagos penguin.']
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['Poachers target black rhinos for the their horns, viewed as a status symbol and cure-all in parts of Asia. ... ', "The world's smallest porpoise, the near-extinct vaquita, dies in gill nets intended for the endangered totoaba. ... ", 'Red-fronted macaws, found in Bolivia, are plucked from the wild and sold as pets.']
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Australia's Endangered Animals. Since European settlement and introduced predators, hundreds of species have become extinct in Australia. Today, nearly 1 in 3 of our unique mammals is at risk of extinction! Get to know 5 of the 300 hundred Australian species at risk of disappearing forever.
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['10 MOST ENDANGERED SPECIES.', "The Māui dolphin. One of the world's smallest and rarest dolphins. ... ", "The Mokohinau stag beetle. This beetle is one of New Zealand's few remaining large beetles (25-32mm long). ... ", 'The Canterbury knobbled weevil. ... ', 'Isoetes. ... ', 'New Zealand fairy tern. ... ', 'Limestone cress. ... ', 'The Chesterfield skink.']
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['Reptiles.', 'Boas.', 'Chameleons.', 'Cobras.', 'Crocodiles and alligators.', 'Green turtle.', 'Iguanas.', 'Komodo dragon.']
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Since the 1500s, 15 ocean animals have vanished from the world's oceans. Many were never photographed. According to environmental news site Mongabay, the 15 extinct species include various marine birds and mammals, sea snails, and the Christmas sandpiper pictured above.
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['All over the globe, natural habitats continue to disappear. ... ', 'Amur leopard. ... ', 'Sumatran rhino. ... ', 'Hainan gibbon. ... ', 'Gorilla. ... ', 'Cuban greater funnel-eared bat. ... ', 'Spoon-billed sandpiper.']
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Over 7,000 species around the world are considered endangered. That number doesn't even include the plants, animals, and other life-forms that are listed by some scientists as vulnerable, critically endangered, or extinct in the wild—all rankings that mean a species is inching closer and closer to ill-fated extinction.
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['Alpaca.', 'Axolotl.', 'Beaver.', 'Boar.', 'Camel.', 'Chameleon.', 'Fox.', 'Frill-Necked Lizard.']
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['Jaguar. Amazonian jaguar is one of the endangered species of Amazon Rainforest Wildlife. ... ', 'Golden lion tamarin. It consists of a species of endemic monkey of Brazil, its weight is of more or less 800 grams. ... ', 'The South American Tapir. ... ', 'Giant Otters. ... ', 'The Uakari Monkey. ... ', 'White-Cheeked Spider Monkey. ... ', 'Hyacinth Macaw. ... ', 'Lazy Bear.']
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['Javan rhinoceros.', 'Cheetah.', 'Tiger.', 'Red tuna.', 'Asian elephant.', 'Vaquita porpoise.', 'Mountain gorilla.', 'Irrawaddy river dolphin.']
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['Javan Rhino.', 'Mahakam Dolphin.', 'Sumatran Rhino.', 'Javan Blue-banded Kingfisher.', 'Sulawesi Forest Turtle.', 'Bawean Deer.', 'Sumatran Tiger.', 'Tapanuli Orangutan.']
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Beyond birds, other animals such as the vaquita (a dolphin-like porpoise) and the northern white rhino are near the end. "Vaquitas are the most endangered of the world's marine mammals," the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said.
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A dead blue-tailed skink from 2013. At the end of each year, wildlife ecologist David Steen compiles a list of critters that have likely gone extinct. The 2017 list includes a bat, cat, and multiple lizards, although other creatures may be gone for good — we just don't know it yet.
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['Jaguar. ... ', 'Golden lion tamarin. ... ', 'The South American Tapir. ... ', 'Giant Otters. ... ', 'The Uakari Monkey. ... ', 'White-Cheeked Spider Monkey.']
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Some "endangered" animals include the Sea Otter, Loggerhead Sea Turtle, Giant Panda, Blue Whale, Albatross, and the Snow Leopard. Some "vulnerable" animals include the Lion, Cheetah, Hippo, Dingo, Polar Bear, Humpback Whale, and the Macaroni and Royal Penguins.