Vaquita: One of the world’s rarest ocean animals. They live in the northern coastal parts of Mexico. They usually eat fish, squid, and shrimps for food. According to scientists, there are only about 10 vaquitas existing in the world. The reason why vaquitas became endangered sea animals is because of over hunting by illegal fishing gillnets, which results in the endangerment of vaquitas.
Galapagos Tortoises: One of the largest tortoise. It can weight about 417 kg (919 lb). They are also longevous animals and can live up to a max of 177 years. The reason why this longevous animal is slowly declining in population is because of overexploitation of hunting for its oils to industrialize. According to scientists, Galapagos tortoises don’t have natural predators so the decline of Galapagos tortoises is due to over hunting by humans.
Red Wolf: A canine native to the Southeastern United States. Red wolves rely on hunting down smaller mammals for food sources. When it’s needed to hunt larger preys red wolves’ group up to hunt larger prey. The red wolves are nearly extinct and becoming an endanger species because of predators in the mid 1900s, followed up by habitat destruction, which results in red wolves being nearly extinct.
Cross River Gorilla: The world ‘s rarest ape can only be found in Africa near Nigeria and Cameroon. Cross River Gorilla’s consumes plants, fruits, and insects for food sources. The main reason why Cross River Gorilla’s are becoming endanger is inbreeding which cause the decline of population. Now in the world there are only about 200-300 Cross river Gorilla left.
Javan Rhino: An extremely heavy animal weighting between 1000-2000 kg (2000 to 5100 lbs). The Javan Rhino lives in waterlogged area’s like wetlands, wet forest, etc. Javan Rhinos are herbivores, they usually eat leaves, shoots, twigs, and fallen fruits. They can eat basically any type of plants. The reason why the Javan Rhino is an endangered specie is because the population of Javan Rhinos are only located in one place in the world- Ujing Kulon Nation Park in Indonesia, resulting in the endangerment of Javan Rhinos.
