The riverine rabbit, aka bushman hare or bushman rabbit, is 1 of the most endangered mammals in the world. They can be found in the Karoo desert in South Africa. These critters prefer river basins and a specific
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The Devil’s Hole pupfish is the smallest of the known pupfish. They reside only in the state of Nevada, in the United States. They also only live in up to the first 80 feet of water and have a territory of between
The Sumatran orangutan, aka Sumatran orang-utan, hails from the lowland tropical forests, mangrove forests, riparian forests, and swamp forests of Sumatra, in Indonesia. Orangutans are the only
There are approximately 22 known species of angel shark, found worldwide in temperate and tropical seas. These sharks inhabit sandy seabeds, at depths of up to 490 feet. These odd-looking critters
The kouprey is a species of wild ox. They are also in the classification of 1 of the world’s most endangered land animals. They once roamed and grazed throughout central China, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam. Now, with any luck, they can only be found in eastern Cambodia. There are only […]
The Chinese pangolin, aka scaly anteater or Ling-Li (meaning hill carp or animal that digs through mountain), is hunted more than the elephant, rhino, or tiger. These critters are 1 of only 8
The cotton-top tamarin, aka cotton-headed tamarin, or crested tamarin, is a small primate from northwestern Colombia. They prefer edges of tropical rainforests and secondary
The Yangtze giant softshelled turtle, aka the Shanghai softshell turtle, the speckled softshell turtle, red river giant softshell turtle, Swinhoe’s softshell turtle, 斑鳖, or 斑鱉, hails from
Listed as 1 of the most endangered of all the New World (North and South America) crocodilians, the Cuban crocodile, aka pearly crocodile, can be found on the main island country of Cuba and several of the surrounding
The pygmy 3-toed sloth, aka monk sloth or dwarf sloth, can only be found on Isla Escudo de Veraguas, a small island off the Caribbean coast of Panama. Since being separated from the