The 8 Rarest Animals In The Entire World
The Amur leopard is one of the most critically endangered big cats in the world, with fewer than 100 individuals believed to remain in the wild. Found in the forests of Russia and China
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The vaquita is a small porpoise endemic to the northern Gulf of California, Mexico. With fewer than 10 individuals remaining, it is the most critically endangered cetacean species in the world
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The Javan rhinoceros is one of the rarest large mammals on Earth, with only around 70 individuals surviving in the wild. Found in Indonesia's Ujung Kulon National Park, this critically endangered species is threatened
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The Sumatran elephant is one of the smallest subspecies of Asian elephant and is critically endangered, with an estimated population of fewer than 2,000 individuals.
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The Hainan gibbon is one of the rarest primates in the world, with only around 30 individuals remaining in the wild. Endemic to Hainan Island in China, this critically endangered gibbon is threatened by habitat
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The northern white rhinoceros is functionally extinct in the wild, with only two remaining females, both held under human care. This subspecies once roamed parts of central and eastern Africa
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The baiji, or Yangtze River dolphin, was declared functionally extinct in 2007, with no confirmed sightings in the wild since 2002. This critically endangered freshwater dolphin was once found in the Yangtze River in China
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Spix's macaw, also known as the little blue macaw, is one of the rarest birds in the world. It was declared extinct in the wild in 2000, with only around 60 individuals remaining in captivity
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