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In the wild, chinchillas can be found in the Andes alpine regions, but because they are an endangered species, they are not easily found. A member of the crocodile family, alligators are living fossils that can be traced back 230 million years. Status: First listed as an endangered species in 1967, the American alligator was removed from the endangered species list in 1987 after the U.S. Fi The Egyptian tortoise (Testudo Kelinmanni) is a small, desert-living tortoise found in Egypt, Israel and Libya. Desert tortoises have delayed maturity (14-20 years) and long life spans. Their reproduction /generation cycle is 25 years, with individuals ha The West Indian manatee or sea cow (Trichechus manatus) is commonly found in shallow coastal areas, but can also be found in shallow rivers, estuaries, and canals. In the United States this species is concentrated around Florida in the winter months and m Like other marine turtles, hawksbills are threatened by the loss of nesting and feeding habitats, excessive egg-collection, fishery-related mortality, pollution, and coastal development. Hawksbills have also been hunted for centuries for their shells, whi Spider Monkey, any of four species of small New World monkeys characterized by their long, slender limbs and great agility. Spider monkeys occur between southern Brazil and central Mexico. They travel in small bands in forest trees, moving swiftly by maki The northern copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen) is the most widely distributed and locally abundant of Pennsylvania's three native venomous snake species. The timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus horridus) and eastern massasauga rattlesnake (Sis This family of 8 genera and 14 species is found in Africa south of the Sahara, southern India, Sri Lanka, southeastern Asia, and the East Indies. Petter and Petter-Rousseaux (1979) divided the family into two subfamilies: Lorisinae for the lorises and pot Alligator mississippiensis Endangered This reptile of the coastal marshes and inland waters of the southeastern United States is considered an endangered species. Relentless hunting for hides reduced the numbers drastically in the 1960s until s The discovery of the Komodo Dragons (Varanus komodoensis) is one of the cryptozoological surprises of the 20th century. Before 1912 the species was completely unknown and large lizards were thought to be extinct. Then, in that year, a party of pearl fishe |
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