This fish is valued because of its incredible size; the weight of the largest catfish caught reached 293 kg. Now there are about several hundred of these catfish left, and they are protected in Thailand, Laos and Cambodia, but fishing for them continues, they open the list of the rarest animals in the world.
9. Polar bears of the Arctic
The number of which is less than 25,000. Development human potential and poaching has long begun to threaten the lives of polar bears, but climate change and melting sea ice has now brought the species closer to the threat of extinction.
8. Giant panda
Living in China, Burma and Vietnam. The number of these bears is less than 2000 animals and this is due to the destruction of the natural habitat - deforestation and development of industrial facilities. Pandas are now bred in captivity and are protected by UNESCO.
7. Dwarf Bornean Elephant
So named due to its smaller size compared to Asian elephant. The difference in height is about 50 cm, however, dwarf elephant from North Borneo, a more obedient and trainable animal. With the reduction in the area of palm plantations, the number of animals has also decreased, which today amounts to 1,500 individuals.
6. American Ferret from the North American Great Plains
It is a unique symbol of the continent and has been under protection since 1986. Despite this, this type The animal continues to be one of the most endangered mammals on the planet.
5. Tonkinese rhinopithecus
Representatives of this species of monkeys, of which there are currently less than 70, live in Vietnam. In 2000, these primates were included in the Red Book, but to this day the species is in danger of extinction. Since over a period of more than 10 years the population increased only once - in 2003.
4. Sumatran Tiger
Received its name after its habitat - Sumatra, in Indonesia. Many millions of years ago, tigers of this breed could be found almost everywhere in Sumatra, which led to frequent and dangerous contact with humans. Sumatran tigers began to be mercilessly hunted for their skin and meat. Currently, there are less than 600 animals of this breed left. And only 100 of them live outside protected areas.
3. Cross River Gorillas
Living in Nigeria and Cameroon. This species of monkey was first threatened with extinction in the 1980s, and there are now less than 300 primates of this breed. It's all because of hunting animals for exotic meat. In addition, the habitat of gorillas is rapidly declining.
2. Vaquita
One of the rarest cetaceans in the world, which is found in the waters of the Gulf of California. Today the population size is 200-300 animals. The vaquita is also at risk of extinction due to human causes, which is also facilitated by the animal's limited habitat and the ease with which it is caught in fishing nets.
1. Javan rhinoceros
The rarest animal in the world geographical location whose residences are Indonesia and Vietnam. At last count, there are less than 60 representatives of the breed left on the planet. This is the rarest large mammal on the ground. The horn of this animal is highly valued among poachers, and the natural forest environment The habitats of the Javan rhinoceros are mercilessly destroyed by industrialists. These two threats pose a particular danger and can cause the complete extinction of this animal species.
Our planet is inhabited by several thousand animals. Among them there are those that are either very rare or are on the verge of extinction. The reasons that provoked this were clogging environment, and hunting, and crossing species of closely related species. This article is devoted to an overview of the rarest modern animals. Most of them are already listed in the Red Book, but their populations still have a chance to recover or reduce the speed of approaching the moment of their extinction. But there are also species whose numbers cannot be reduced, since they completely lack either females or males.
10th place. Hunter's Bubal
This animal is also called Hirola, as it belongs to the Hirola genus. In the Red Book, this species is listed in the “Endangered Species” section. While you can still meet
Bubal Hunter in northern regions Kenya and southwestern Somalia. Relatively recently, Hunter’s ancestors inhabited territories reaching an area of 20,500 km2. Now their habitat has been reduced to eight thousand square kilometers. This happened due to the uncontrolled extermination of mammals big amount poachers, which is explained by the fact that the cost of Hirola horns and skins on the Black Market is very high. Therefore, there is a steady tendency towards the rapid disappearance of these animals. Today they are among the rarest animals in the world.
9th place. Smalltooth sawfly
Saw-nosed rays belong to the saw-nosed ray family. It is listed in the Red Book as endangered. Habitat is the waters of the Indian and Pacific Oceans, however, it is not uncommon for it to be found in rivers. The annual decline in the number of individuals of this animal species is due to their massive extermination by poachers.
8th place. Tonkinese rhinopithecus
The animal, a member of the monkey family, faces complete extinction. Tonkin rhinopithecus is listed in the Red Book. The population size of these animals was already very limited in the middle of the previous year. For now there is, albeit a small, chance to meet representatives of this species in the forests growing around the Song Koi River, which carries its waters through the territory of Vietnam. There are known cases when individual specimens of Tonkin rhinopithecus were found in such provinces as Vac Tai and Tien Kwang.
7th place. Sumatran rhinoceros
An animal from the Sumatran rhinoceros family. In the red book it is listed in the “Endangered Species” section. This species of rhinoceros is the smallest in its family. Probable meeting with the Sumatran rhinoceros is possible in wooded and swampy areas located at an altitude exceeding two kilometers above sea level in the tropical zone.
6th place. Spotted-tailed marsupial marten
To place the marsupial marten in the Red Book, the section “Nearly Vulnerable Species” was selected. This animal is also sometimes called the Tiger cat. It is the second largest (in first place Tasmanian devil) is a marsupial predator that lives in Australia. The habitat of the mammal, located on the sixth line of the rating, is Northern part Queensland. However, one should not exclude the possibility of meeting him in Australian east coast, which stretches from Tasmania to Queensland. For life in these territories Spotted-tailed marsupial marten forests and coastal thickets are selected.
5th place. Philippine sika deer
The Philippine spotted deer has a reddish-golden body color with small white spots along it. The deer's habitat is the Philippine Islands. Few people manage to see this mammal. It was only recently possible to film it. Natural enemy The Philippine sika deer, which is in the middle of the list of the world's rarest animals, is considered to be the wolf. Largest quantity Deaths among individuals of this species occur at the end of winter in the period from March to April. This is explained by the extreme weakness of the deer caused by a long winter.
4th place. Visayas warty pig
This animal was listed on the pages of the Red Book relatively recently: only twenty-six years ago. The rapid decline in the population of this type of pig amounted to 80% over a period of time equal to just over half a century. This was due to the presence of uncontrolled hunting, poaching, inbreeding, as well as changes in the habitat of this mammal. The Visayas warty pig is found exclusively in Panay and Negro Islands.
3rd place. Florida cougar
This rare subspecies of puma belongs to the third position in the ranking. The wording with which this animal was registered on the pages of the Red Book looks like this: “A species on the verge of extinction.” When counting in 1970, only twenty individuals of the Florida cougar were recorded. Thanks to the efforts of scientists and the public, by 2011 this figure was increased to one hundred and sixty. The cougar lives in the swampy and forested areas of South Florida, which are located on the territory owned by the Big National reserve. The reasons that provoked extinction are called deterioration ecological environment, work on draining swamps, hunting.
The habitat of the large predator except for the bear, the territory of Eurasia is mountainous Central Asia. The snow leopard, which ranks first in the ranking of the world's rarest animals, is an animal with a thin, flexible, long body. His llamas are not very long, but strong. The head is relatively small and the tail is long and bushy. The snow leopard is not only included in the Red Book of Russia, it is also present in the world Red Book. It is protected by law in many Asian countries. But even the presence of extremely strict laws designed to protect the beast cannot help stop its extermination. The number of Snow Leopard individuals is becoming less and less every year.
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Today, more and more often, we hear how this or that species of animal is disappearing, some animals are no longer there at all, but once upon a time, for example, 10-15 years ago, we could see them. Humanity is endangering the survival of animals and birds. People are increasingly less likely to think about the threat to animal life. And this is very discouraging. What will happen in 20, 30 years? What will we leave to our grandchildren? This is the top 10 the rarest and endangered animals, Based on data from the World Wildlife Fund.
No. 10. Bison
This wild bull. Which is the heaviest in its weight category in all of Europe. Today the number of such animals is about 3,000 individuals.
No. 9. Helmeted cassowary
This is a small bird, which in appearance. What is noteworthy is that this bird does not fly, and its weight can reach up to 80 kg. That's enough for now rare animal only about 1,500 units.
No. 8. Gavial
These are the slowest and rarest crocodiles. In 1970 they were considered extinct animals, but thanks to the artificial breeding program developed in India, they were bred to 1,500 individuals, which we can say with complete pride that this species has remained.
No. 7. Giant panda
Giant pandas live in Sichuan and Tebet. In China, this animal is highly valued, as it is the national emblem of this country. The length of such a panda reaches up to 1.2-1.5 meters and weighs from 30 kg to 160 kg. Pandas eat only vegetation, namely bamboo. An adult panda eats up to 30 kg of bamboo. But they do not deny themselves protein foods such as small birds, eggs, and some insects. Total about 1,200 units.
No. 6. Snow leopard (irbis)
Lives Snow Leopard in central Asia. Such an animal has significantly short legs, and very flexible body, its weight reaches up to 55 kg. Usually such an animal can be found in the highlands. In alpine meadows, rocky areas, steep gorges, treeless cliffs and also snowy areas. The number of this rare animal less than 2000 units.
No. 5. Przewalski's horses
These horses live in Central Asia. There are now about 2,000 individuals throughout the Earth. How do these horses live? Przewalski's horses elect a leader, form a small flock and graze in the field.
No. 4. Mountain gorillas
Today, mountain gorillas, unfortunately, number about 720 individuals, and this is all due to the fact that where they often live natural disasters or are they poachers who only want money from their catch?
No. 3. Amur tiger
Three Top 10 The rarest and endangered species of animals peace, opens Amur tiger lives in the southeast of Russia, along the banks of the Amur and Ussuri, in Khabarovsk and Primorsky Krai. This tiger differs from others in that only it has a five-centimeter layer of fat on its belly, which helps keep the body warm. low temperatures and into the freezing wind.
No. 2. Javan rhinoceros
The length of the Javan rhinoceros is 3 meters, the height of such an animal reaches up to 1.7 meters in height. Rhinoceroses usually have 2 horns, but this rhinoceros is not at all like that; it has only one horn in height, it is about 20 cm. Now on planet Earth there are about 60 such individuals. Now such rhinoceroses live on the island of Java and Indonesia.
No. 1. Chinese river dolphin
Most rare and endangered animals is, Chinese river dolphin, which was first discovered in 1918 in Dongting Lake. It was distributed in the central-eastern part of China in the Qiantang River, and in the Dongting and Poyang lakes. The Chinese river dolphin is, by the way, one of the most rare mammals on the ground. In 1996, its species was listed in the Red Book, in the critical condition section. IN soon There are about 5-13 such individuals on Earth.
Most of the animals on this list are various reasons are either extinct, found only in captivity, or critically endangered. Below are the twenty-five rarest animals in the world.
25. Cuban Greater Funnel-Eared Bat
Due to habitat loss, only 100 individuals of this species remain, living in the La Barca Cave (Cueva La Barca) in Cuba.
24. Madagascar beaked turtle (Angonoka)
This turtle, native to Madagascar, is the most endangered of all turtle species in the world.
23. Javan rhinoceros(Javan Rhino)
Previously, these rhinoceroses lived throughout South-East Asia, now only 40-60 remaining individuals live in national park Ujung Kulon National Park on the island of Java.
22. Elephant Shrew
Long-eared jumpers live in the Boni-Dodori Forest in Kenya, but their habitat is slowly being destroyed.
21. Red-Crested Tree Rat
This creature, which lives in the forests of Colombia, was considered extinct since 1898. However, this long-lost animal was recently visited by volunteers working at Nature reserve El Dorado.
20. Northern Hairy-Nosed Wombat
IN wildlife There are about 100 individuals of these wombats left, and they all live in Epping Forest National Park in Queensland, Australia.
19. Common sawfish
IN Lately Fewer and fewer combed sawflies are found and they all live in the waters off the coast of northern Australia.
18. Sumatran Rhino
This species is becoming extinct due to hunting for its horn. The remaining two hundred Sumatran rhinoceros live in Malaysia and Indonesia.
17. Hirola or Hunter's Bubal (Hirola)
These antelopes live in a small area between Kenya and Somalia. There are about 500 - 1000 individuals left in the wild.
16. Mississippi Gopher Frog (Dusky Gopher Frog)
The entire population of this species is estimated at 60-80 individuals, which live in two ponds in Mississippi.
15. Softshell turtle Pile (Red River Giant Softshell Turtle)
There are only four of these turtles left in the world, and they all live in captivity.
14. Greater Bamboo Lemur
This avid consumer of bamboo now lives in a habitat that is endangered by mining and illegal logging.
13. Californian porpoise (Vaquita)
These are the smallest dolphins in the world and live off the coast of California and Mexico. There are approximately 200 of them left in the wild.
12. Zagros newt (Luristan Newt)
These newts, endemic to the southern Zagros Mountains in Iran, have been subject to constant poaching due to their high value on the black market. As a result, not a single Zagros newt remains in the wild.
11. Spoon-Billed Sandpiper
The breeding grounds for spoon-billed moths are located in the north-east of Russia. There are fewer than 1,000 individuals of this species left in the wild.
10. Jamaican Ring-tailed Iguana (Jamaican Rock Iguana)
This iguana, thought to be extinct for many years, was discovered in the remote Hellshire Hills in 1970.
9. Geometric Tortoise
The geometric tortoise, native to the Cape Province of southern Africa, is endangered due to deteriorating environmental conditions and an abundance of predators.
8. Spotted Harlequin (Rio Pescado Stubfoot Toad)
This frog, which has not been seen since 1995, lives in the marshy lowlands of Ecuador. It was rediscovered in 2010.
7. Araripe Manakin
Due to the destruction of the species' habitat in Brazil, only 779 individuals remain in the wild.
6. Roloway monkey
The Roloveian monkey, which previously lived in the forests of Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire, is almost on the verge of extinction, mainly due to hunting.
5. Nelson's Small-Eared Shrew
This shrew, endemic to eastern Mexico, has suffered from habitat loss due to deforestation and Agriculture.
4. Northern Bald Ibis
The forest ibis previously lived in Morocco, Turkey and Syria, but this moment There are only 200 individuals of this species left in the wild.
3. Hainan Black Crested Gibbon
The world's rarest primate lives on Hainan Island in the South China Sea. There are only 23 individuals of this species left in the world.
2. Gooty Tarantula
Civil unrest and deforestation have led to the loss of habitat for this tarantula, endemic to southern India and Sri Lanka.
1. Irbis (Snow Leopard)
These animals are rarely seen in the wild, but when two snow leopard cubs were photographed in the mountains of Tajikistan last year, the photo attracted huge public interest.
The variety of shapes, colors and sizes of creatures inhabiting our planet surpasses even the richest imagination. We are pleased to present to you the most unusual animals in the world. Some of them look like characters science fiction film about Mars, others seemed to come from another dimension, but they all live on Earth and were created by Mother Nature.
The funny octopus opens the hit parade of amazing creatures. He lives on great depths(from one hundred to five thousand meters) and is mainly engaged in searching for crustaceans and worm-like seabed. Its name, reminiscent of a baby elephant with big ears, the octopus received thanks to two unusually shaped fins.
24. Darwin's Bat
Creatures from the pipistrelle family are found in the waters around Galapagos Islands. They are terrible swimmers and have instead learned to navigate the ocean floor on their fins.
23. Chinese water deer
This animal has earned the nickname "Vampire Deer" for its prominent tusks, which are used in battles for territory.
22. Star-nosed
The small North American mole gets its name from the circle of 22 pink, fleshy tentacles at the end of its snout. They are used to identify starfish food (worms, insects and crustaceans) by touch.
21. Aye-aye
This photo shows one of the most unusual animals in the world called “aye-aye” or “little arm”. This native of Madagascar is distinguished by its unique method of foraging; he knocks on trees to find larvae, and then chews holes in the wood and inserts an elongated middle finger to pull out the prey.
20. "Living Stone"
Pyura Chilensis are living, breathing organisms found on Chilean beaches. Their appearance allows them to avoid predators. Interestingly, these creatures have both male and female organs and can reproduce without the help of a partner.
19. Pacu fish
Freshwater fish with human teeth found in rivers in the Amazon and Orinoco basins, as well as in Papua New Guinea. A nightmare for local fishermen who are afraid to swim in the water because pacu confuse male testicles with nuts falling from trees into the water.
18. Drop fish
One of the strangest animals in the world. From the appearance of this creature, one can say that it is despondency incarnate. Lives in deep waters off the coast of Australia and Tasmania.
The blobfish lives in the depths and its flesh is a gel-like mass with a density slightly less than that of water. This allows the “dull” creature to stay afloat.
17. Eastern long-necked turtle
These turtles can be found throughout Australia. Their remarkable necks can reach a length of up to 25 cm.
16. Surinamese pipa
Leaf-like appearance Surinamese pipa is natural protection from predators. These toads have a unique method of reproduction: the female lays eggs and the male simultaneously releases sperm. The female dives down and the eggs fall onto her back, into the cells, where they remain until the time comes for the young peeps to be born.
15. Yeti Crab
The “hairy” claws of this crustacean, which lives in the depths of the southern part, contain many filamentous bacteria. They are needed to neutralize toxic minerals from water and, possibly, serve their host as food.
14. Bearded man
These beautiful birds They live on Everest, the Himalayas and other mountainous areas in Europe and Asia. They were almost destroyed because people were afraid that bearded men would attack animals and children. Now there are only 10 thousand of them left on Earth.
13. Pike blenny
Found in the waters off the west coast of America, they can grow up to 30cm in length and have intimidatingly large mouths. Their pike blennies showing each other as if they were kissing. Whoever has the biggest mouth is more important.
12. Decorated Tree Serpent
Many people's nightmare comes to life: a snake that climbs trees and then jumps down. Before jumping, the reptile curls up into a spiral, and then sharply turns around and rushes into the air. In flight, it stretches out and lands smoothly on a lower branch or other tree. Fortunately, flying snakes do not pay attention to people, they are more interested the bats, frogs and rodents.
11. North American kakimitsli
The homeland of this cute animal from the raccoon family is arid areas North America. Cacomitsli are so easy to tame that miners and settlers once kept them as companions and gave them the nickname "miner's cat."
10. Striped Tenrec
Lives only in tropical forests Madagascar. The tenrec is somewhat porcupine-like, and the quills on the central part of the back can vibrate. With their help, animals locate each other.
9. Pink sea cucumber
He looks like a character from a science fiction film, but in reality he is a harmless creature. And it looks more like a jellyfish than its fellow sea cucumbers. Around its red mouth are tentacles that dig up edible mud from the bottom of the sea. From there it enters the creature's intestines.
8. Rhinopithecus
Famous TV presenter and naturalist David Attenborough once remarked that these amazing monkeys with their stub noses and blue “mask” around their eyes look like “elves.” And you can look at them and say that “ plastic surgery gone too far." Rhinopithecus lives in Asia, at altitudes up to 4000 meters and is rarely seen by humans.
7. Mantis crab
Colorful stomatopod or mantis crab conducts most their lives hiding in holes. Capable of breaking through the walls of aquariums by moving at speeds of up to 80 km per hour. During mating displays, mantis crabs actively fluoresce, and the fluorescence wavelength corresponds to the wavelength that the pigments in their eyes can perceive.
6. Panda Ant
Among the most unusual animals on the planet is a furry creature with the coloring of a panda. In fact, this is not an ant, but a wingless wasp that lives in South America. It is very similar in appearance to an ant, but, unlike it, it has a powerful sting.
5. Leaf-tailed gecko
Master of disguise originally from Madagascar. Thanks to its leaf-shaped tail, it can fit into the interior of the local jungle.
4. Gerenuk
It's hard to believe that this long-necked cutie is not a mini-giraffe, but a real African gazelle. In order to reach high branches, the gerenuk lacks only the length of its neck. You still have to stand up on your hind legs.
3. Chinese giant salamander
It can grow up to 180 cm long and weigh up to 70 kg. If you are in China and see such a creature in a local pond, then know that the water in this reservoir is very clean and cold.
2. Angora rabbit
Looks like the result of a crossbreeding experiment Bigfoot with a kitten. Angora rabbits were extremely popular in the 17th and 18th centuries among European nobility. They were not eaten, but kept as pets.
1. Goblin shark (aka goblin shark)
Number one in our top 25 strange creatures coming rare shark, which is sometimes called a "living fossil". It is the only surviving member of the family Scapanorhynchidae, with a pedigree of about 125 million years. Goblin sharks live all over the world at depths of more than 100 m, so they are not dangerous to swimmers.
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