Elephants(a)______the largest land mammals. Three species of . . . Elephants(a)_____the largest land mammals Three species of elephants (b)_____living today Elephants (c)_____other Elephantidae were once classified with other thick skinned The elephant's gestation period 22 months,(d)_____longest for any land animal (a) 1 is 2 are 3 was 4 were
They Uncover New Fossils, but They Also Bite - The New York Times A small group of paleontologists recently discovered 10 species of ancient mammals previously unknown to science But they had an enormous number of helpers at their dig site: thousands of tiny ants
Wildlife in Louisiana - Types of Louisianian Animals - A-Z . . . More than 100 fish species, 250 bird species and 65 reptile and amphibian species live in the Atchafalaya Nutria, foxes , beavers, rodents and otters find food and shelter here Lake Maurepas is the 2nd largest lake in Louisiana and is a part of the Pontchartrain Basin, which covers 1,700,000 acres of abandoned delta in the southeastern part
Maryland Mammals - Maryland Department of Natural Resources Seven species of mammals are extirpated in Maryland, or no longer can be found wild in the state These species include the American bison, American elk, American marten, Eastern harvest mouse, Eastern mountain lion, gray wolf, and snowshoe hare Over 20 species of mammals are considered to be rare, threatened or endangered in Maryland
10 Ancient Animals That Still Live Today - WorldAtlas Another animal species thought to have been extinct until it was rediscovered in 2012, the pygmy right whale is an extremely rare animal It is the smallest member of the family of baleen whales , and not much information is available about its habits or population numbers
Sirenians: manatees and dugongs - Whale Scientists All sirenian species are rated as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List of endangered species By the same token, the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (MMPA), the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA), and the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) offer protections for all sirenians
ECOLOGY AND BIODIVERSITY PROTECTION AND CONSERVATION: ISSUES . . . According to scientists there are total 2 13 million identified and described species in the world that includes 1 05 million species of insects, 423373 species of plants, 19,000 species of fish, 11,000 species of birds, and 6,000 species of mammals This is only a small share of the total number of species on Earth