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The Thorold’s deer, aka white-lipped deer or baichunlu, dwells in the grasslands, shrublands, and forest habitats at the higher altitudes of the eastern Tibetan Plateau, as well as sparce areas further north in central Western China. They face the threats of competition for food with livestock; habitat loss and destruction […]

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The Tibetan gazelle, aka goa, is a diminutive species of antelope that dwells in the Tibetan Plateau, in central Asia. These gazelles are widespread throughout the region. They face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of farming and ranching; competition for food with domestic cattle, goats, […]

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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 mountain gazelle, aka true gazelle or the Palestine mountain gazelle, hails from Israel, Jordan, Palestine, and Turkey. These gazelles face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of residential and commercial developments; roads and railroads, that can result in habitat fragmentation and vehicle strike (being hit […]

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Thought of as the handsomest of the hare species, it’s the antelope jackrabbit, aka Allen’s hare, from Mexico and Arizona. These lagomorphs are among the last mammals discovered in North America. They face the threats of habitat loss at the hands of residential and commercial developments, agriculture, fires, and fire […]

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The mountain quail, is the largest quail species in the United States. Their ancestors diverged from other New World (found in the Americas) quails earlier than the bobwhites, approximately 6,000,000 years ago. These birds face few threats, such as habitat loss and destruction, and are abundant throughout their ranges, numbering […]

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The oribi is the sole member of its genus. That being said, there are 8 recognized subspecies. They can be found throughout western, eastern, and southern Africa. Even though they face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of residential and commercial developments, farming, and ranching; hunting; […]

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The mountain zebra is native to southern and southwestern Africa. There are 2 subspecies, the Cape mountain zebra and the Hartmann’s mountain zebra. These zebras face the threats of habitat loss and division at the hands of residential and commercial developments, farming, and ranching; hunting; trapping; and climate change, that […]

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The greater rhea, aka American rhea, common rhea, Ema, grey rhea, or ñandú, is the largest flightless bird in the Americas. They can be found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Also, there is a population in northern Germany. Unfortunately, they face the threats of habitat loss at the […]

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The Okinawa rail, aka Yanbaru rail, Yanbaru kuina, or agachi kumira, is a nearly flightless bird that hails only from Yanbaru, the northern part of Okinawa Island in the Ryukyu Islands of southern Japan. They prefer evergreen broad-leaved forests but they also dwell in marshes, grasslands, and cultivated lands near […]

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