save them!!

• LOGGERHEAD TURTLE is a large headed turtle of the warm seas. The distinguishing feature of this species is the pattern of scutes between the eyes. The pattern on its head and limbs is of great aesthetic beauty.
• QUEEN ALEXANDRA’S BIRDWINGS live only in Papua New Guinea. They are among the world’s largest butterflies. They have dark but eminent colours and patterns.
• PRZEWALSKI’S HORSES are extinct in the wild. Fortunately, the captive bred animals have been reintroduced. These horses are stubby, have furry hides and are relatively shorter than other breeds.
• KAKAPOS are nocturnal, flightless birds. They are endemic to New Zealand. They are preyed on by introduced rats and stoats.

they die everyday!!!

• WHITE RHINOES are another endangered species which have largely become a rarity. They are hunted for their horns. Their horns have a peculiar unique tapering cone shape.
• DUGONGS live in tropical oceans where they feed on sea grass. They have a characteristic prehensile upper lip. They are present in the Malay seas.
• BLUE WHALES are the largest mammals ever to have lived reaching a length of 30 metres, to say 100 feet or more. Around 50 % of their population has been swept off.
• ISLAND FOX is a native of the Californian Channel islands, USA. Its scientific name is Urocyon littoralis. It has extremely keen observation and highly sensitive ears.
• CALIFORNIA CONDOR is among the largest living birds. Its wingspan may reach 2.7 metres, around 9 feet. It resembles a vulture and has the behaviour of a falcon. It inhabits forested rocky mountainous regions of high altitude.

ENDANGERED ANIMALS:

• GRIZZLY BEARS stand 3 metres, approx 10 feet high. They are the largest and most powerful of the animals living in the Yellowstone National Park.
• WAPITIS live in the forests of Yellowstone. They are larger than the red deer of Eurasia, but their behaviour is similar. Forests are their home. The males use their antlers to fight.
• SAGE GROUSE are the most spectacular of the North American grouse. When displaying, the male struts around vibrating his wings and emits a booming sound. When displaying, the male lifts his tail into a fan.
• PHOEBUS butterflies are huge butterflies on the decline. They appear in the Rockies in mid summer. Their wingspan reaches 9 cm, that is around 3.5 inches.