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Describes briefly the habits and characteristics of the endangered pronghorn antelope and its subspecies.

Profiles twelve endangered species around the world, including giraffes, gorillas, giant pandas, and polar bears, and describes why it is important to save each animal from extinction.

A brief look at Colorado's threatened or endangered mammals, birds, amphibians, and fish.

Describes the endangered black rhinoceros and what is being done to protect it.

Learn about the five-eyed Opabinia and the Four-toed Horse. Speculate about the life of the Jamaican Long-tongued Bat. Discover the fate of the beautiful Quagga. But don't look for any dinosaurs in this book. There aren't any! Millions of creatures other than dinosaurs are now extinct. In true alphabet book tradition, the author has found twenty-six of the most extraordinary past-inhabitants of the Earth. Jerry Pallotta and Ralph Masiello team up...

"On this Amazing Adventure readers will meet endangered animals from every corner of the globe and discover where they live, how they survive, why they are endangered and how we can protect them."--Provided by publisher.

Colorful photographs and text briefly describe endangered forest animals such as the chimpanzee, tiger, jaguar, orangutan, parrots, and cougar.

Pictures identify endangered animal species as text explains what people did to cause some animals to be headed for extinction and what can be done about it.

Emmanuel, an employee of the Rwandan National Park, saves several gorillas from poachers and sets out on a tracking expedition to count gorillas for an upcoming census.