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The Asiatic cheetah was once spread from the Arabian Peninsula and the Near East to the Caspian region, Transcaucasus, Kyzylkum Desert and northern South Asia. However, they have been extirpated from everywhere but a small portion of the Iranian central desert. These cheetahs face the threats of habitat loss and […]

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The Hainan black crested gibbon, aka Hainan gibbon, is only found on Hainan Island, in the South China Sea. They were formerly considered a subspecies of the eastern black crested gibbon from Hòa Bình and Cao Bằng provinces of Vietnam, and Jingxi County in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China. However, […]

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The Jamaican iguana, aka Colley’s iguana or Jamaican rock iguana, hails only from a small southern portion of the island of Jamaica. These iguanas were once found throughout Jamaica and on the offshore islets of Great Goat Island and Little Goat Island, they are now confined to the forests of […]

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The mountain chicken, aka giant ditch frog, is native to the Caribbean islands of Montserrat and Dominica. However, barely any survive in the wild on Montserrat, and only a small population exists still in Dominica. These unfortunate amphibians face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of […]

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The pygmy hog hails only from southern Bhutan and Assam, in India. They prefer the tall, thick grassland habitat in the foothills of the Himalayas. Unfortunately, due to the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of residential and commercial development, farming, ranching, intentional fires, fire suppression, and […]

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The Philippine crocodile, aka bukarot, buwaya, Mindoro crocodile, or Philippine freshwater crocodile, hails only from the Philippine islands. These cool crocodilians prefer freshwater marshes, ponds, and small rivers. Sadly, these crocs face the threats of habitat loss at the hands of agriculture, residential, and commercial developments; and overfishing (which depletes […]

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The Darwin’s frog can only be found in Chile and Argentina. They prefer moist, moss covered ground; grasslands; rough wooded debris; and young trees and shrubs in mature native forests, near slower moving streams. These critters live at elevations of up to 3,600 feet. Sadly, due to habitat loss at […]

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The sahafary sportive lemur, aka northern weasel lemur, hails only from the far north of Madagascar, from the Mahavay River and Vohemar, to Montagne d’Ambre. They prefer wet evergreen forests and dry deciduous forests. Sadly, these critters are faced with the threats of habitat destruction due to the logging industry […]

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Representing good fortune, the Panamanian golden frog from the rainforests of Central America is Panama’s national animal. Their picture is on everything from magazines, to posters, to T-shirts, to lottery tickets. Sadly though, these frogs have been faced with all kinds of adversity. Everything from being taken from the wild […]

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