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Endangered Animal Species

written by: eyez2k1ss
 
In the past 150 years the rate of extinction of wildlife species has grown threateningly. Hundreds of animals are in the endangered species lists. Learn some more about the life and fate of these creatures.

Question 1:


Which one of these sea mammals is not in the endangered species lists?
Pilot whale
Fin Whale
Humpback Whale
Blue Whale

Question 2:


This endangered turtle is the biggest of all living turtles, reaching a length of over 2.7 m (8.8 ft) and weight of 900 kg (2,000 lb).
Leatherback Sea Turtle
Kemp's Ridley Turtle
Mesoamerican River Turtle
Hawksbill Sea Turtle

Question 3:

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Hunting and introduced predators such as mongooses, pigs, and cats almost drove the population of this bird to extinction in 1952.
Christmas Island Frigatebird
Takahe
White-headed Duck
Hawaiian Goose

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Question 4:


Name the rarest and most endangered of all wolves.
Ethiopian Wolf
Black-backed Wolf
Gray Wolf
Red Wolf

Question 5:


The endangered Komodo dragon is the largest living lizard in the world, growing to an average length of 2-3 meters (10 feet).
True
False

Question 6:


This species of great apes with long arms and reddish hair suffer habitat destruction due to logging, mining and forest fires.
Chimpanzee
Gorilla
Orangutan
Baboons

Question 7:


What is the natural habitat of the snow's leopard, that was hunted down for its beautiful fur, as a result of which its population went down to 1,000 animals in the 1960s?
North America
Europe and North America
Central Asia and North America
Central Asia

Question 8:

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This critically endangered animal is the world's most threatened species of cat. Once distributed over all of Spain and Portugal, its habitat is now restricted to two areas of Andalucia, southern Spain.
Pampas Cat
Snow Leopard
Cheetah
Iberian Lynx

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Question 9:


The Asian Elephant, the only living species of the genus Elephas, is the bigger relative of the African Elephant.
False
True

Question 10:


This freshwater mammal, found only in the Yangtze River, is the most endangered (even possibly extinct) cetacean and one of the most endangered species in the world.
Chinese River Dolphin
La Plata Dolphin
Ganges River Dolphin
Amazon River Dolphin

 
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