• 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.
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