World_of_Animals_Issue_46_2017
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Welcome to <strong>Issue</strong> <strong>46</strong><br />
06 Amazing animals<br />
12 All about koalas<br />
Discover the sleepy Australian<br />
icon that survives on toxic leaves<br />
20 Extreme snails<br />
Meet the biggest, most<br />
poisonous and fastest<br />
gastropods on Earth<br />
26 Painted leopards<br />
Everything you ever wanted<br />
to know about the ocelot<br />
31 Which animal has<br />
the most heart?<br />
Strange facts about<br />
animal hearts<br />
32 Fighting fish<br />
How to better know a<br />
betta fighting fish<br />
38 Gardening<br />
gone wild<br />
Get up close to the<br />
animals in your backyard<br />
<strong>46</strong> Lost forever:<br />
sloth lemur<br />
Why the slow–moving relative <strong>of</strong><br />
modern lemurs couldn’t survive<br />
human destruction<br />
48 Seabirds<br />
The incredible birds adapted<br />
to life over the oceans<br />
57 Bizarre: horned frog<br />
The cleverly disguised frog<br />
with a cannibalistic streak<br />
58 Conserving<br />
the oryx<br />
Returning this graceful<br />
antelope to its wild home<br />
64 Explore the<br />
Earth: Mauritius<br />
Journey to this island paradise<br />
to find out why it is becoming<br />
a wildlife haven<br />
72 Super serpents<br />
Five snake superpowers that<br />
you won’t believe<br />
74 Leaf-cutter ants<br />
Meet the farmers <strong>of</strong><br />
the insect world<br />
80 Meet the dolphins<br />
Get acquainted with these<br />
playful marine mammals<br />
82 Wildlife <strong>of</strong> a cave<br />
How animals have adapted<br />
to thrive in the dark<br />
96 Walking for wildlife<br />
How to raise funds for<br />
conservation charities<br />
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26<br />
The IUCN red lIsT<br />
Throughout <strong>World</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Animals</strong> you<br />
will see symbols like the ones listed<br />
below. These are from the IUCN Red<br />
List <strong>of</strong> Threatened Species, the most<br />
comprehensive inventory <strong>of</strong> the global<br />
conservation status <strong>of</strong> animal species<br />
in the world. Here’s what they mean:<br />
ExTINCT<br />
ExTINCT IN THE WILD<br />
CRITICALLy ENDANGERED<br />
ENDANGERED<br />
VULNERAbLE<br />
NEAR THREATENED<br />
LEAST CoNCERN<br />
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