Animals
WHAT IS ZOOLOGY ???
The WWF's Top Ten Critically Endangered Species:
Endangered animals are those species that are in danger of going extinct and need protection in order to survive. In the world today there 19,000 species of plants and 5,000 species of animals are in of extinction. In our country, our National animal TIGER is one such animal. Various measures are being undertaken worldwide to help survival of the endangered species. Protected areas are created as one of the measures. These include parks, wildlife sanctuaries and other reserves.
1. Tigers
2. Polar Bear
3. Pacific Walrus
4. Magellanic Penguin
5. Leatherback Turtle
6. Bluefin Tuna
7. Mountain Gorilla
8. Monarch Butterfly
9. Javan Rhinocerros
10. Giant Panda
EXTINCT ANIMALS
1. Sabre-toothed Tiger - 12,000 years ago.
2. Wooly Mammoth - 10,000 years ago.
3. Cave Bear - 27,500 years ago.
4. Cave lions - 10,000 years ago.
5. Wooly Rhinoceros - 10,000 years ago.
6. Dodo - 1681
7. Steller's Sea cow - 1768
8. Quagga - 1883
9. Passenger Pigeon - 1914
10. Carolina Parakeet - 1918
11. California Grizzly bear - 1922
12. Pyrenean Ibex - 2000
Some Other RARE SPECIES !!
15 Most Intelligent Animals
INDIA'S VANISHING WILDLIFE
Amazing Animal Facts
