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Some Fascinating Animals That Are Endangered
Maltese tiger
~Maltese tigers are blue colored-tigers from the South Chinese tiger subspecies. Although there are no known specimen evidence to prove the existence of these critically endangered tigers, there have been quite a number of sighting throughout history. Most of the sightings are reported in the Fujian Province of China.

Giant Panda
~The Giant Panda is a bear native to China. Pandas can easily be distinguished from other bear species from their coloration. Their diet mainly consists of bamboo as they live in bamboo forests. The picture of a Giant Panda is used in the logo of World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to symbolize the importance of conserving and protecting beautiful but endangered animals like the Panda.

Golden Snub-nosed Monkey
~Snub-nosed Monkeys are named after the short stump of a nose on their face. Their nostrils that are arranged upward cause them to sneeze when raindrops enter their noses. The Golden Snub-nosed Monkey is one of the 5 species of snub-nosed monkeys. Habitat loss is their main cause of threat.

Gharial
~Gharials are commonly mistaken by most people as crocodiles. Gharials can be recognized from their slender snout. They should not be feared as they do not prey on human. The only surviving member of this family is now critically endangered and can only be found in the Indian subcontinent.

Axolotl
~Axolotls are among the cutest amphibians in the world. They come in 4 different colors. Axolotls spend their whole life underwater unlike frogs and toads. Scientists are studying them to learn more about regeneration. The smiles on their faces never fade even though they are seriously endangered.

As you can see that plenty of amazing living things require protection and conservation. It is not worth for endangered species to go extinct. Animals and plants that are facing extinction have the right to be helped by us because humans are the main cause of their endangerment. We should not be selfish thinking only about

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