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Falling Stars: 10 of the Most Famous Endangered Species
Table of Contents
  • Introduction
  • vaquita (Phocoena sinus)
  • tiger (Panthera tigris)
  • whooping crane (Grus americana)
  • blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus)
  • Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
  • sea otter (Enhydra lutris)
  • Javan rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus)
  • gorilla (Gorilla beringei and Gorilla gorilla)
  • Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii)
  • orangutan (genus Pongo)
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Mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) Of the five kinds of tigers that remain, the Bengal tiger is the best known of these big cats. Here a mother Bengal tiger rests with her cubs. vaquita Siberian tiger whooping crane blue whale Asian elephant sea otter Javan rhinoceros mountain gorilla

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Mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei)
Of the five kinds of tigers that remain, the Bengal tiger is the best known of these big cats. Here a mother Bengal tiger rests with her cubs.
vaquita
Siberian tiger
whooping crane
blue whale
Asian elephant
sea otter
Javan rhinoceros
mountain gorilla
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