15 most beautiful endangered species

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15 Most Beautiful 15 Most Beautiful Endangered Species Endangered Species 1. Snow Leopard Snow Leopard 2. Flamingos Flamingos 3. Giant Panda Giant Panda 4. Polar Bear Polar Bear 5. Arowana Arowana 6. Markhor Markhor 7. Leopard Leopard 8. Bengal Tiger Bengal Tiger 9. Hirola Hirola 10. Dhole Dhole 11. Red Fox Red Fox 12. Magellanic penguin Magellanic penguin 13. Namdapha Flying Squirrel Namdapha Flying Squirrel 14. Himalayan Wolf Himalayan Wolf 15. Narcondam Hornbill Narcondam Hornbill

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15 Most Beautiful 15 Most Beautiful Endangered SpeciesEndangered Species

1. Snow LeopardSnow Leopard2. FlamingosFlamingos

3. Giant PandaGiant Panda

4. Polar BearPolar Bear

5. ArowanaArowana

6. MarkhorMarkhor

7. LeopardLeopard

8. Bengal TigerBengal Tiger

9. HirolaHirola

10. DholeDhole

11. Red FoxRed Fox

12. Magellanic penguinMagellanic penguin

13. Namdapha Flying SquirrelNamdapha Flying Squirrel

14. Himalayan WolfHimalayan Wolf

15. Narcondam HornbillNarcondam Hornbill

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The snow leopard is a The snow leopard is a moderately large cat moderately large cat native to the mountain native to the mountain ranges of Central Asia. ranges of Central Asia. It is estimated that It is estimated that between 3,500 and between 3,500 and 7,000 snow leopards 7,000 snow leopards exist in the wildexist in the wild

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Flamingos or flamingoes are gregarious wading birds in the genus Phoenicopterus and family Phoenicopteridae. There are four flamingo species in the Americas and two species in the Old World.

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Estimate shows that there are about 1,590 individuals living in the wild

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The polar bear is a bear native largely within the Arctic circle encompassing the Arctic Ocean.

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Arowanas are freshwater bony fish of the family Osteoglossidae, sometimes known as “bonytongues”.

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The Markhor ,is the largest member of the goat family and is found in northeastern Afghanistan, northern India ,northern and central Pakistan. There are less than 2,500 mature individuals.

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The leopard, Panthera pardus, is a member of the Felidae family and the smallest of the four “big cats” in the genus Panthera, the other three being the tiger, lion and jaguar.

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The Bengal tiger, or Royal Bengal tiger is a subspecies of tiger primarily found in India. There are about 2,000 Royal Bengal tigers in the wild today.

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The Hirola is an antelope species found in arid grassy plains. Hirola are critically endangered. There are between 500 and 1200 animals in the wild and none currently in captivity.

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The Dhole also known as the Asiatic Wild Dog, Indian Wild Dog, or Red Dog, is a endangered species of Asia.

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The Red Fox ,is a small canid native to much of North America and Eurasia, as well as northern Africa.

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The Magellanic Penguin, Spheniscus magellanicus, is a South American penguin, breeding in coastal Argentina, Chile and the Falkland Islands, with some migrating to Brazil.

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The Namdapha Flying Squirrel ,the sole species placed in the genus Biswamoyopterus, is an arboreal, nocturnal flying squirrel endemic to India

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The Himalayan Wolf The Himalayan Wolf represent a critically represent a critically endangered canid endangered canid species. The Himalayan species. The Himalayan Wolf only has a small Wolf only has a small population of 350 population of 350 animals animals

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The Narcondam Hornbill is a species of hornbill in the Bucerotidae family. It is endemic to the Indian island of Narcondam in the Andamans.