The northern white rhino is pretty much on the further brink of existence, but there is hope, and sometimes, hope is all we’ve got.
We’re either going to be amazing humans and save these little guys from extinction, or we’re going to see another animal disappear from the planet. We seem to be better at the latter, sadly.
They can add this into the Bambi sequel, should they ever make one. This fanged deer will change all the children’s opinions about running through forests.
BEWARE: This post contains graphic footage of an endangered species literally exploding from the inside out. We didn’t tell you to click on it – you clicked on it using your own volition – we merely gave you the option.
The world’s fastest land animal, the cheetah, survived the extinsion of the last ice age 10,000 years ago. But in just a few decades man has managed to put the animal on the endangered species list, and experts are warning that the cheetah could be extinct by 2030.
We sometimes underestimate the importance of language, especially when swimming in the ubiquitous sea of English. Language is bound tightly with identity, and when you imagine a language going the way of the Dodo, it is scary to think what else is lost with it. Google’s philanthropic arm, Google.org, has launched the Endangered Language project, a website devoted to preserving languages that are close to dying out.