Endangered Animals

Why did rhinos become endangered?

• Their horns are used in medicine

• Their meat is eaten by people

• Their fur is used for clothing

Which of the following animals is not extinct?

• Dodo

• Woolly Mammoth

• Tasmanian Tiger

• Giraffe

Endangered species are

• Animals or plants in danger of becoming extinct in the near future

• Plants and animals living in natural environment.

• Species that recover their number after have suffered over hunting.

According to scientists, an endangered species is one that is

• already extinct

• in danger of extinction

• dangerous

• dead

The place where a species lives and reproduce is its natural

• food

• habitat

• wild life

• source

Which of the following is an endangered species?

• Amur Leopard

• Cats

• Dogs

• Jaguars

The IUCN Red list measures

• Atmospheric pressure

• Plant life

• carrying capacity of an ecosystem

• Pressures on species

The Red List helps to

• guide conservation actions

• prevent extinction

• Identify threatened species

• All of the above

Gharals are NOT danger anymore

• True

• False

Which per-historic animal looks similar to today's elephant.

• woolly mammoth

• triceratops

• snake

• lion