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BASIC FACTS ABOUT VAQUITAS: The vaquita (Phocoena sinus), also known as the Gulf of California harbor porpoise, is the smallest and rarest of the cetaceans - which include whales, dolphins, and porpoises. The vaquita has a gray body with a pale gray or white belly and a dark patch around its eye. They are very rarely seen in the wild. Marine Biology, Orca, Cetacean, Marine Conservation, Dauphin, Fauna, Marine Mammals, Extinct Animals, Endangered
Vaquita
BASIC FACTS ABOUT VAQUITAS: The vaquita (Phocoena sinus), also known as the Gulf of California harbor porpoise, is the smallest and rarest of the cetaceans - which include whales, dolphins, and porpoises. The vaquita has a gray body with a pale gray or white belly and a dark patch around its eye. They are very rarely seen in the wild.
Sólo quedan 60 vaquitas marinas: WWF. Vía: 24 Horas Endangered Species, Animals, Marina, Species, Animales, Wwf, Whale
Sólo quedan 60 vaquitas marinas: WWF (+infografía) - 24 Horas
Sólo quedan 60 vaquitas marinas: WWF. Vía: 24 Horas
Destaca labor de Profepa en protección de totoaba y vaquita marina [Medioambiente] - 06/09/2015 | Periódico Zócalo Dolphins, Whales, Sea Mammal, Animaux, Animais, Porpoise, Ocean Creatures
Destaca labor de Profepa en protección de totoaba y vaquita marina
Destaca labor de Profepa en protección de totoaba y vaquita marina [Medioambiente] - 06/09/2015 | Periódico Zócalo
Vaquita marina se la suele conocer por el nombre de cochito o vaquita marina y son sumamente difíciles de encontrar. no obstante, se las ha podido observar en las costas de california y méxico, donde se constató que son los delfines m�ás pequeños del mundo. se estima que apenas quedan unos 200 ejemplares. Mammals, Most Endangered Animals, Endangered Animals, Rare Species, Perros
Animales que probablemente no sabías que existen
Vaquita marina se la suele conocer por el nombre de cochito o vaquita marina y son sumamente difíciles de encontrar. no obstante, se las ha podido observar en las costas de california y méxico, donde se constató que son los delfines más pequeños del mundo. se estima que apenas quedan unos 200 ejemplares.
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See this Instagram photo by @wildaid • 347 likes
Vaquita Marina Rare Animals, Small Shark, Animals Wild
Vaquita Marina
T-T-T-TIGERS TIME!!!The tiger (Panthera tigris) is the largest cat species, reaching a total body length of up to 3.38 m (11.1 ft) over curves and weighing up to 388.7 kg (857 lb) in the wild. Its most recognisable feature is a pattern of dark vertical stripes on reddish-orange fur with a lighter underside. The species is classified in the genus Panthera with the lion, leopard, jaguar and snow leopard. Tigers are apex predators, primarily preying on ungulates such as deer and bovids. Jaguar, Hyena, Leon, Tiger, Feline, Fotos, Resim, Beautiful, Cats
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T-T-T-TIGERS TIME!!!The tiger (Panthera tigris) is the largest cat species, reaching a total body length of up to 3.38 m (11.1 ft) over curves and weighing up to 388.7 kg (857 lb) in the wild. Its most recognisable feature is a pattern of dark vertical stripes on reddish-orange fur with a lighter underside. The species is classified in the genus Panthera with the lion, leopard, jaguar and snow leopard. Tigers are apex predators, primarily preying on ungulates such as deer and bovids.
Credit: Brad Wilson/IUCN Rabb’s fringe-limbed treefrog (Ecnomiohyla rabborum). This newly described treefrog (described in 2008) enters the red list as critically endangered. It is known only from central Panama, where it occurs in tropical forest canopies. In 2006, the chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis was reported in the area where this species is known to occur. Only one individual has been heard since the chytrid fungus was detected. There is also some ongoing… Reptiles And Amphibians, Bird Species, Types Of Frogs
IUCN red list of threatened species 2009
Credit: Brad Wilson/IUCN Rabb’s fringe-limbed treefrog (Ecnomiohyla rabborum). This newly described treefrog (described in 2008) enters the red list as critically endangered. It is known only from central Panama, where it occurs in tropical forest canopies. In 2006, the chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis was reported in the area where this species is known to occur. Only one individual has been heard since the chytrid fungus was detected. There is also some ongoing…
Archey's frog (Leiopelma archeyi) - critically endangered. It is a species of frog native to New Zealand. Once common, the Archey's frog population has declined dramatically during the past decade and there may be less than 100 animals left today. Threats -chytridiomycosis, an infectious disease of amphibians, caused by the chytrid Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, a non-hyphal zoosporic fungus - predation by invasive species. Lizards, Naive, Reptiles, Frog And Toad
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Archey's frog (Leiopelma archeyi) - critically endangered. It is a species of frog native to New Zealand. Once common, the Archey's frog population has declined dramatically during the past decade and there may be less than 100 animals left today. Threats -chytridiomycosis, an infectious disease of amphibians, caused by the chytrid Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, a non-hyphal zoosporic fungus - predation by invasive species.
CHYTRIDIOMYCOSIS - The fungal disease that is decimating frog populations throughout the world. SEM of diseased amphibian skin with several protruding Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (fungus) spore discharge tubes. Image by Lee Berger, James Cook Univ. Program to save frogs by the Smithsonian: http://nationalzoo.si.edu/publications/pressmaterials/pressreleases/nzp/2009/amphibians/photos.cfm Posted by Molecular Probes. Fungal Diseases, Earthworms, Disease, Spore, Fungi
CHYTRIDIOMYCOSIS - The fungal disease that is decimating frog populations throughout the world. SEM of diseased amphibian skin with several protruding Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (fungus) spore discharge tubes. Image by Lee Berger, James Cook Univ. Program to save frogs by the Smithsonian: http://nationalzoo.si.edu/publications/pressmaterials/pressreleases/nzp/2009/amphibians/photos.cfm Posted by Molecular Probes.
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White Rhino.
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Africa | White or Square Lipped Rhinoceros. Madikwe Game Reserve. North West Province, South Africa | © Bill Davies South Africa, Rhinoceros, Safari, Portraits, North West
White Rhinoceros or Square-lipped rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum)
Africa | White or Square Lipped Rhinoceros. Madikwe Game Reserve. North West Province, South Africa | © Bill Davies
The last male white rhino in the world ~ being protected 24 / 7 by armed gunman in Sudan Horn, Ol, Northern White Rhinoceros, Rhino, Animals Of The World
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The last male white rhino in the world ~ being protected 24 / 7 by armed gunman in Sudan
Nola is the last critically endangered northern white rhino in North America. San Diego
Critically Endangered Northern White Rhino
Nola is the last critically endangered northern white rhino in North America.
Yellow-breasted bunting (Emberiza aureola) Yellow, Bird, Birds, Bird Feeders
Yellow-breasted bunting (Emberiza aureola)
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Yellow Breasted Bunting
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Rabbs' fringe-limbed tree frog: One know to exist at Zoo Atlanta. Atlanta, Tree Frogs, Rewilding, Toad
Rabbs' fringe-limbed tree frog: One know to exist at Zoo Atlanta.
1320399. The foot of a Rabb's fringe-limbed tree frog, Ecnomiohyla rabborum. Statue, Lion Sculpture, Frog, Tree, Fringe
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1320399. The foot of a Rabb's fringe-limbed tree frog, Ecnomiohyla rabborum.
Taking care of Toughie, the last of his kind. The last Rabbs' fringe-limbed treefrog on Earth lives at Atlanta Botanical Garden. #Atlanta #animals #frogs Wildlife Conservation, Froggy, Extinction
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Taking care of Toughie, the last of his kind. The last Rabbs' fringe-limbed treefrog on Earth lives at Atlanta Botanical Garden. #Atlanta #animals #frogs
A Panamanian golden frog (Atelopus zeteki) at El Nispero zoo on the third annual Golden Frog day in Panama. Photo Art, Panamanian, Golden Frog
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A Panamanian golden frog (Atelopus zeteki) at El Nispero zoo on the third annual Golden Frog day in Panama.
Atelopus zeteki Also known as the Panamanian golden frog Turtle Reptile, Frog Species, African Tree, Animals Bugs
New Species of Frogs Disappearing as Fast as They're Found
Atelopus zeteki Also known as the Panamanian golden frog
The Panamanian golden frog (Atelopus zeteki) is a rare species of toad to Panama. Insects, Panama, Turtle, Hoppers, Sea, Amazing Frog
The Panamanian golden frog (Atelopus zeteki) is a rare species of toad to Panama.
The Panamanian Golden Frog, Atelopus Zeteki, is a critically endangered toad which is endemic to Panama. Komodo Dragons, Country, Komodo Dragon, Orangutan, Salamander, Lizard
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The Panamanian Golden Frog, Atelopus Zeteki, is a critically endangered toad which is endemic to Panama.
☆ Golden Frog, Atelopus zeteki, Panama :¦: Gail Melville Shumway Photography ☆ Chameleon
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☆ Golden Frog, Atelopus zeteki, Panama :¦: Gail Melville Shumway Photography ☆