African Wildlife
African Wildlife
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RHINOCEROS EXTINCTION
The Northern White Rhinoceros: Only A Handful Remain The Northern White Rhino Is Almost Certain To Go Extinct—With Other Species To Follow With the death last week of a 34-year-old…
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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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ANOTHER DEADLY YEAR FOR RHINOS
Poachers In South Africa Have Killed Well Over A Rhino A Day In 2012. Photo: Remi Jouan, Wikimedia Commons South African Poachers Continued Killing Hundreds Of Rhinos During The Past…
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Facts On Giraffes
Facts About Giraffes Giraffes live in semi-arid landscapes throughout sub-Saharan Africa, and so far are not considered to be Endangered or Threatened by the international conservation community. However, they have…
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Facts On Zebras
The zebra is the wild equine of sub-Saharan Africa—which means that it is closely related to the horse and the ass. Unlike horses and asses, however, zebras have proven difficult,…
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Facts On Elephants
The elephant is the world’s largest land animal, with adults weighing between 6,000 and 9,000 kilos, or 13,000 and 20,000 pounds, and reaching a height of 3.5 to 4 meters,…
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Facts On Lions
Lions are not yet an endangered species. However, they are listed as “Vulnerable” by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) because of the fact that their numbers…
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