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Friday, April 10, 2009

Top 20 List Of Endangered Animals

IF you're an animal lover here are some places to visit around the world to see weird and wonderful endangered animals. To me animals are always innocent... so let's join our hands to save this wonderful creation of earth. PLEASE !!.. What you Say ? It will be highly appreciative if you comment !!
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BUENOS AIRES ZOO, ARGENTINA

Three 45 day-old Bengal White Tigers cubs are seen at their cage in the Buenos Aires Zoo.

The Bengal White Tiger is found exlusively within South Asia, however several zoos around the world keep them in captivity.

TARONGA ZOO, SYDNEY

A zookeeper holds a Fijian Crested Iguana at Sydney's Taronga Zoo.

Only a few wild populations remain of the endangered iguana which is found on several Fijian islands.

The species faces possible extinction due to habitat destruction and competition from introduced species.

EDINBURGH ZOO, SCOTLAND

Indah, a three week old Malayan Tapir, chews on a twig at Edinburgh Zoo, Scotland.

Malayan Tapirs, which are an endangered species, are hoofed animals related to rhinos and horses and are found in the forests of Malaysia, Thailand, Burma and Sumatra.

MELBOURNE ZOO

Seven-year-old Timika, an endangered Goodfellow's Tree Kangaroo from New Guinea, will be helped by a Melbourne Zoo foundation.

SAN DIEGO ZOO, US

Three critically endangered Burmese Star Tortoises at the San Diego Zoo, the first time this species has successfully reproduced at the facility.

The Burmese Star Tortoise is not often bred in zoos, but with more as-yet-unhatched eggs, animal care staff are hoping that more of the tortoises emerge.

The reptile is almost extinct in its native Myanmar as its numbers dwindle due to deforestation and hunting, both for food and profit .

BUDAPEST ZOO, HUNGARY

One of the Budapest Zoo's three six-week-old Mandrill babies (Mandrillus Sphinx) rests in the lap of its mother during the first public appearance in Budapest, 2007.

The Mandrill is one of the endangered species of West Africa, for which a breeding program is coordinated at the Budapest Zoo.

PERTH ZOO

A Numbat, one of Australia's most endangered animals, at Perth Zoo.

ATLANTA ZOO, US

Yang-Yang, left, and Lun-Lun stare into the viewing area at Atlanta Zoo as people visit the two Giant Pandas.

GOBI DESERT, MONGOLIA

The Long-eared Jerboa is an extraordinary mammal found in the deserts of Mongolia and China.

The tiny creature looks like a mouse-sized kangaroo with enormous ears. This endangered animal was filmed during a recent Zoological Society of London expedition to the Mongolian Gobi desert to track down and assess the species.

BEKESBOURNE, UK

Three eleven week old Siberian Tiger cubs, Sayan, Altai, and Altay with mum Nika at Howletts Wild Animal Park in Bekesbourne, England.

Siberian Tigers feature in the top 10 of the world's most endangered creatures.

The three cubs were named after mountain ranges in Siberia.

TASMANIA

A healthy Tasmanian Devil joey displayed as part of an intensive conservation programme, because of the spread of an infectious facial tumour which gradually disfigures the animal's face to the point it is unable to eat.

GAUHATI, INDIA

A Slow Loris, an endangered species, in Gauhati, India.

The Slow Loris, the name given because of slow pace of its strides has no tail, is pygmy sized and sports two beautiful and large eyes but a toxic bite .

MEMPHIS ZOO, US

Holly, an 18-month-old female southern baby White Rhino from the Memphis Zoo, being introduced to the herd in the San Diego Wild Animal Park.

Holly was transferred to San Diego as part of an endangered species survival program which manages the White Rhino population in zoos.

TOWNSVILLE, QUEENSLAND

An endangered Australian wedge-tailed eagle holds a rat in its beak during feeding demonstration at Billabong Sanctuary in Townsville.

SINGAPORE ZOO

A Matschie's Tree Kangaroo, the only one at the Singapore Zoo, is seen in the Fragile Forest section which houses animals in danger of extinction.

Papua New Guinea, long derided for allowing widespread illegal logging, has created a conservation areas the size of Singapore to protect the bear-like, tree kangaroos and other endangered species.

UTICA ZOO, NEW YORK, US

Two baby Tamarins, a male and female, cling to a stuffed toy Tamarin held by a zoo keeper at the Utica zoo in Utica, New York.

The two endangered golden Tamarins were rejected by their mother, so in order to keep the babies from imprinting 100 per cent on the humans caring for them, the keepers placed the toy in the incubator where the parents live.

WERRIBEE ZOO, VICTORIA

An endangered Eastern Barred Bandicoot fed by a keeper during a public forum on captive breeding and conservation.

INDONESIA

A Moluccan, or Salmon crested, cockatoo pictured in a cage.

Illegal traders exploited the religious conflict in Indonesia's Maluku province in May to traffic and sell hundreds of the endangered birds, a species protected under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) .

NAIROBI, AFRICA

Endangered Rothschild Giraffes lean to receive food from tourists at the Giraffe Centre in Nairobi.

At least six distinct species of giraffe, the world's tallest land animal, may be in existence and some of them are critically endangered, scientists in the United States and Kenya have found.

LINCOLN PARK ZOO, CHICAGO, US

After living in its mother's pouch for more than three months, an endangered Brush-tailed Bettong joey emerged at the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago.

This tiny marsupial which only weighs 0.9 to 1.3kgs when fully grown is native to Southwestern Australia. This rare species was nearly extinct in the wild by the early 1900s due to predation by introduced animals like cats, rats and foxes.

Fortunately, managed breeding programs and recovery efforts are underway to ensure the species survival.


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Thursday, March 26, 2009

Non-Scientific Weird Species Discovered

Jumping spiders, a striped gecko and a chirping frog are among more than 50 new species discovered in Papua-New Guinea.

The environmental group Conservation International found the species during an expedition to the country's highlands wilderness in July and August last year.


Orthrus is a green jumping spider species that is new to science..

A Litoria frog, which uses a loud ringing song to call for a mate

A total of 50 spider species, two plants, three frogs and one gecko found on the expedition are believed to be new to science.

One new find is a bright green jumping spider labelled Orthrus. Jumping spiders can leap at least six inches. They don't have big legs for jumping because they use blood pressure to snap their legs straight, propelling them forward.


The three frogs include a tiny brown frog with a sharp chirping call, a bright green tree frog with big eyes and a torrent-dwelling frog that has a loud ringing call.

This spider, called Tabuina varirata, was found on a conifer tree in a rainforest clearing

The Cyrtodactylus bent-toed gecko was found during the Conservation International (CI) led Rapid Assessment Program expedition

Much of Papua New Guinea’s vast wilderness remains unexplored by scientists. CI is planning three more expeditions to the country in 2009 with the first beginning in early April.

A Conservation International spokesman said: 'The report will provide information for decision makers trying to balance development with protecting biodiversity that benefits local communities and the global ecosystem.'

Globally, the vast forested wilderness is critical in helping slow climate change by absorbing large amounts of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide.


A large tree frog, Nyctimystes sp, with enormous eyes was found in Papua New Guinea's highlands wilderness


Oreophryne: A tiny frog species with a sharp chirping call believed to be new to science


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Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Weird Corner - Humanoid Fish !! Spotted Near South Korea

A fish with a human face is making waves in South Korea. The 'humanoid' carp are attracting attention in the town of Chongju, South Korea.

The "humanoid" carp are attracting attention in the town of Chongju in the centre of the country where they live in a small pond.

They are believed to be hybrid descendants of two carp species – the carp and the leather carp, also known as a tangerine fish.

Both fish are females and more than three feet long. They appear to have distinctive human noses, eyes and lips.

The fish live in a pond behind the home of a 64-year old South Korean man and have been there since 1986 although their looks are only just starting to attract attention.

"My fish have been getting more and more human for the past couple of years," the owner said.

He added that he knows of other fish with similar features, and as they are both females it will be impossible for them to breed and have fish-faced offspring.

This is the second time in recent months that carp have made headlines in Asia. Last November a shoal of the fish in Changsha, in China's Hunan Province turned on a duck who landed on their lake looking for food.

The Koi carp took exception to the intruder and fought back, bunching together into a seething mass to assert their authority, forcing the duck to fly away.

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