Animals Closest to Extinction

Animals Closest to Extinction

 The extinction of an animal species occurs when the last individual member of that species dies. Although a species may be "extinct in the wild," the species is not extinct until every individual, regardless of location, captivity, or ability to breed, has died.

Here are some of the species closest to extinction:

1. Leatherback Turtle

2. Magellanic Penguin

3. The Pacific Walrus

4. Polar Bears

5. Tigers

6. Baiji Dolphin

7. Iberian Lynx

8. Lowland Gorilla