Animals and Conservation

"Conservation isn't just the business of a few people. It's a matter that concerns all of us." - Walt Disney Instagram Plexus

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Happy Pet Memorial Month

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Flamingos In The Men’s Room: How Zoos And Aquariums Handle Hurricanes

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Someone is getting ready to pounce

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Two-toed sloths live in Central and South America. They have very low metabolism and body temperature. They move slowly due to their slow metabolism and diet of leaves. They are vulnerable due to hunting, habitat loss, the pet trade, and traffic.

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Yaks are now only found in India & Tibet. They used to also live in Nepal & Bhutan. They are threatened due to poaching & agriculture.

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Inland bearded dragon

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Harbor seal

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Hyacinth macaws are the largest species of parrot. They are endangered due to the pet trade.

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Kitten

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Though sharks may seem scary or dangerous, most are extremely unlikely to even approach humans. 

Whitetip reef sharks, for example, tend to swim away when swimmers or divers approach. Here, a diver quietly observes a whitetip reef shark at French Frigate Shoals in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. 

(Photo: James Watt/NOAA)

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radical animal rights activists:animals are going extinct we HAVE to do something to save them!

accredited zoos and aquariums:*dedicate massive amounts of money to preserve endangered species in captivity so they can be saved and educates the public to their plight*

radical animal rights activists: no not that

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Why is it taking so long to believe that if we hurt Nature, we hurt ourselves?

 Davi Kopenawa, shaman and spokesman for the Yanomami tribe in Brazil

http://www.survivalinternational.org/davi

(via julesofnature)

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Hippos walk along the bottom of the water.

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Lions are the only big cats who live in large social groups.

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Sulcata tortoises are the third largest tortoise species. They are threatened due to habitat loss and the pet trade.

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Ball pythons are the smallest African python. They are typically docile, and got their name from their tendency to curl up into a ball when threatened.

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White handed gibbons are lesser apes. They are endangered due to hunting.