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A few nice endangered species animals images I found:


NYC - Bronx - Bronx Zoo: Bactrian Camel
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Image by wallyg
The Bactrian Camel (Camelus bactrianus) is a large even-toed ungulate native to the steppes of eastern Asia. The Bactrian camel has two humps on its back, in contrast to the <A HREF="http://www.flickr.che Bactrian is also stockier than the

Nearly all of the estimated 1.4 million Bactrian Camels alive today are domesticated, but in October 2002 the estimated 950 remaining in the wild in northwest China and Mongolia were placed on the critically endangered species list.

The Bactrian camel was domesticated sometime before 2500 BC in Asia, well after the earliest estimates for the dromedary which were placed between 4000 BC and 2000 BC. It was not until the Islamic conquest of North Africa, however, that these camels became common. While the invasion was accomplished largely on horseback, the new links to the Middle East allowed camels to be imported en masse. These camels were well-suited to long desert journeys and could carry a great deal of cargo. For the first time this allowed substantial trade over the Sahara. The wild population of Bactrian Camels was first described by Nikolai Przhevalsky in the late 19th century.

Bactrian Camels are over 2 meters (7 feet) tall at the hump and weigh in excess of 725 kg (1,600 lb). They are herbivores, eating grass, leaves, and grains, capable of drinking up to 120 litres (32 US gallons) of water at a time. They are supremely adapted to protect themselves against the desert heat and sand, with wide, padded feet and thick leathery pads on the knees and chest, nostrils that can open and close, ears lined with protective hairs, and bushy eyebrows with two rows of long eyelashes. Thick fur and underwool keep the animal warm during cold desert nights and also insulate against daytime heat. In comparison to the The Dromedary, the Bactrian is stockier making it more adept at surviving across extreme and varied climates. A loaded Bactrian Camel moves at about 2.5 mph compared to the 8-9mph a Dromedary can sustain.


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The Bronx Zoo, located within the Bronx Park, is the largest metropolitan zoo in the United States, comprising 265 acres of parklands and naturalistic habitats and home to over 4,000 animals. Focused on conservation, it opened on November 8, 1899, with 22 exhibits, 843 animals. The zoo's origins date back to 1895, with the establishment of the New york Zoological Society (NYZS), renamed Wild Conservation Scoiety (WCS) in 1993. Only the outer structure of the World of Reptiles remains much as it was in 1899. With the 1941 opening of African Plains, the Bronx Zoo was one of the first U.S. zoos to move away from cages and exhibit animals in naturalistic habitats.


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Image by konjure
Banggai Cardinal Fish, Blue Whale, Abbot's Booby, Egyptian Vulture, Pygmy Hippopotamus,
Echidna, Golden Arrow Poison Frog, Fishing Cat, Red Panda , Cuban Crocodile,
Coral Reef Ecosystems, Gharial

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