This document contains information about 12 endangered species, including tigers, whooping cranes, polar bears, and black rhinoceros. For each species, it provides details on physical characteristics like size and habitat, as well as the main reasons for their endangered status, such as habitat loss, climate change, poaching, and pollution. The numbers of remaining individuals in the wild are given for most species, showing populations ranging from just over 1,000 for northern right whales to around 50,000 for orangutans.

1. BIOLOGY 3
SPRING 2014
BY: JONATHAN
DAVILA
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2.  A species that is in danger of becoming
extinct.
 Causes of Extinction
 Habitat Loss
 Illegal Killings (Poachers)
 Pesticides, Pollution
 Climate Change
 Disease
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3. Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Mammalia
Height: 98-158 in
Weight: 198-675 lb
Habitat: Asia Grassland, Savanna,
Forests
Reason of being endangered:
destroyed habitat, and poaching
Why people hunt tiger?
-For fur, bones, teeth
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3,948 Tigers Worldwide

4. Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Aves
Size: 28-40 in
Wingspan: 5.8-7.5 ft
Weight: 6.6-13.9 lb
Habitat: prairies, meadows,
tundra, or open forests
Reason of being endangered:
habitat loss
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90,000 Worldwide

5. Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Mammalia
Height: 7-9 ft
Weight: 770-1540 lb
Habitat: artic and polar ice
pack
Reason of being endangered:
habitat loss, climate change,
and poaching
Why people hunt it?
-For it’s Fur
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20,000 to 25,000
Worldwide

6. Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Aves
Height: 3 ft 7 in
Weight: 77 lb
Swim Speed: Up to 15 mph
Weight: 77 lb
Habitat: artic, oceans, coast
Reason of being endangered:
habitat loss, climate change,
commercial fishing
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1,000 as of 2007
Worldwide

7. Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Mammalia
Height: 4-6ft
Weight: 350lb
Habitat: Asia, zoos
Reason of being endangered:
habitat loss
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276 as of 2007
Worldwide

8. Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Chondrichthyes
Length: 13-21 ft
Weight: 7,328 lb
Habitat: Oceans
Reason of being
endangered: hunted, finning,
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3,200 as of 2010
Worldwide

9. Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Mammalia
Size: 89 ft
Weight: 99 tons
Habitat: ocean waters
Reason of being endangered:
pollution, climate change,
hunting
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2,000 Worldwide

10. Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Mammalia
Size: 52-71 in
Weight: 1800-3100 lb
Habitat: Eastern/Central Africa
Deserts and Grasslands
Reason of being endangered:
poaching, habitat loss,
competing species
Why people hunt black rhino?
-To sell horn for $30,000+ per
pound and illegal trading
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2,700 Worldwide

11. Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Mammalia
Height: 5.6-5.9 ft
Weight: 298-397 lb
Habitat: forests, swamps
Reason of being endangered:
habitat loss, poaching
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50,000 Worldwide

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