Tag Archives: endangered animals

The Rarest Animal in the World: The Vaquita

Posted on May 21, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

How rare is the vaquita?  There are only 10 left in the world. The vaquita is a small porpoise found in the waters of Mexico.  They weren’t discovered until 1958 and now they’re almost gone.  Why?  They get tangled in … Continue reading →

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King of the Jungle He Doesn’t Live In: The Lion

Posted on April 23, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

For the life of me, I don’t know why it took me this long to get to the lion. It could be because I always preferred tigers, but I also kind of gravitated towards animals that people might not already … Continue reading →

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The World’s Heaviest Parrot: The Kakapo

Posted on April 2, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

I forgot when I stumbled onto this critically endangered bird.  The Kakapo is found in New Zealand and there are only 248 alive in the world.  The threats that they face are numerous including genetic inbreeding and infertility.  These were … Continue reading →

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My Favorite Animal: The Beautiful and Deadly Tiger

Posted on February 6, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

I love tigers.  They’re always my favorite at the zoo with red pandas coming in second.  So, I’m well aware of how endangered they are.  Only 3,900 left in the wild with breeding programs trying to fix that.  3 subspecies … Continue reading →

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Another Small Post about Unic . . . Rhinos!

Posted on January 23, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

Last weekend, I posted about sea turtles and there only being 7 species in the world.  This got me thinking about other animals.  So, I went looking for animals that don’t have the variety one would imagine.  I didn’t have … Continue reading →

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Small Post About Sea Turtles . . . I’m Not Joking

Posted on January 16, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

So, I was in a classroom and noticed a poster.  I’d seen it before multiple times, but a new thought clicked in my head: There are only 7 species of sea turtles? I always thought there were more than that, … Continue reading →

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