A few nice endangered species animals images I found:
Marwell zoo giraffe
Image by Martyn @ Negaro
Marwell Zoo, Hampshire
Sawfish and Hammerhead
Image by BlueRidgeKitties
Two of the odder creatures at the Georgia Aquarium - someone in the crowd exclaimed their disbelief that the sawfish's "saw" was actually real. But it is! Unfortunately I didn't get a better picture of it. They use the "saw" to dig in the bottom of the ocean for food, for slashing prey when they're hunting, and as a defensive weapon. Sawfish are more closely related to rays even though on first glance they look more similar to the sharks in the tank.
All sawfish species are critically endangered in the wild and if you see them in an aquarium they are primarily kept for conservation purposes. Part of why these fish are so rare and endangered is that tourists love to get a "saw" as a souvenir. Please, if you travel someplace where they offer parts of exotic animals as souvenirs, be aware that most of these are illegal and buying them puts threatened species in even greater danger!
The Patas that hopped onto our car
Image by Scorpions and Centaurs
at Woburn Safari Park --- Bedfordshire, England
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