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Scientific name: Ceratotherium simum Length: 3.7-4m Origin: Africa Diet: Herbivore IUCN status: Near Threatened Threats: Poaching for the horn, climate change Zoos I have seen them: Dublin, Paris, Blair Drummond Safari Park Interesting fact: Apparently, the white rhino derives its name … Continued
Scientific name: Coracias caudatus Size: 32-36cm Origin: Africa Diet: Carnivore IUCN status: Least Concern Threats: No current threats to this species Zoos I have seen them: Belfast, Chester, Natura Artis Magistra, Camperdown Wildlife Centre Interesting fact: The rollers (which are related … Continued
Scientific name: Sagittarius serpentarius Origin: Africa Diet: Carnivore Size: 1.3-1.5m IUCN status: Endangered Threats: Habitat loss, competition with livestock, hunting Zoos I have seen them: Emerald Park, Diergaarde Blijdorp Interesting fact: The secretarybird is featured as the emblem of Sudan, and also … Continued
Scientific name: Panthera uncia Origin: Asia Size: 0.9-1.2m Diet: Carnivore IUCN status: Vulnerable Threats: Loss of prey (wild sheep and goats) as a result of poaching and depredation on livestock, hunting for the fur trade Zoos I have seen them: Dublin Zoo, Welsh … Continued
Scientific name: Leucopsar rothschildi Origin: Asia (Bali) Size: 25cm long Diet: Omnivore IUCN status: Critically Endangered Threats: Illegal capture for the cage-bird trade, habitat loss Zoos I have seen them: Belfast Zoo, Chester Zoo, Ménagerie du Jardin des Plantes, Edinburgh Zoo, … Continued
Scientific name: Leontopithecus rosalia Origin: South America (Brazil) Diet: Omnivore Size: 30cm, tail up to 40cm IUCN status: Endangered Threats: Habitat loss through deforestation Zoos I have seen them: Dublin Zoo, Belfast Zoo, La Vallée des Singes, Ménagerie du Jardin des … Continued
Scientific name: Tapirus indicus Origin: Asia Size: Up to 2.4m Diet: Herbivore IUCN status: Endangered Threats: Loss of forests to agriculture, including palm oil plantations; hunted for meat Zoos I have seen them: Belfast Zoo, Edinburgh Zoo, Chester Zoo, Diergaarde Blijdorp, … Continued
Scientific name: Sarcophilus harrisii Size: 52-80cm Diet: Carnivore Origin: Australasia (Tasmania) IUCN status: Endangered Threats: Devil Facial Tumour Disease (DFTD), traffic, attacks by dogs and introduced foxes, persecution Zoos I have seen them: Ménagerie du Jardin des Plantes Interesting fact: The … Continued
Scientific name: Chelonoidis niger Origin: South America (Galápagos islands) Diet: Herbivore Size: 1.2 metres long IUCN status: Vulnerable Threats: Hunted for its meat, competition with introduced species Zoos I have seen them: ZSL London Zoo, Chester Zoo (?), Diergaarde Blijdorp Interesting … Continued