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      11 Facts About the Vaquita, The World's Most Endangered Porpoise

      Its been just over 60 years since we discovered the species—and now there may be less than 20 of them left in the world.

      Melissa Gaskill

      A view taken on June 13, 2014 shows paintings of animal figures on the rock walls of the Chauvet Cave in Vallon Pont d'Arc.

      13 Facts About the Chauvet Cave Paintings

      The Chauvet Cave paintings are tens of thousands of years old and depict iconic animals that are now extinct. Even Werner Herzog was impressed.

      Kat Long

      The Whitsunday Islands in Australia's Great Barrier Reef

      For the First Time Ever, a Mammal Has Been Declared Extinct Due to Climate Change

      The Bramble Cay melomys was a tiny rodent that lived on a tiny Australian island. The now-extinct animal was killed off by climate change, scientists say.

      Emily Petsko



      MargoeEdwards/iStock via Getty Images

      How Mammoth Poop Gave Us Pumpkin Pie

      When you express gratitude with your loved ones this Thanksgiving, don’t forget to be grateful for mammoth poop.

      Jake Rossen


      Rodrigo Buendia, AFP/Getty Images

      8 Animals That Were the Last of Their Species

      From Benjamin the thylacine to Lonesome George the Pinta Island Tortoise, these endlings had an unfortunate claim to fame.

      Michele Debczak


      Drawing depicting the Great Auk, from the book 'Birds of America' by John James Audubon.

      10 Tragic Stories of Extinct Animals

      The dodo isn't the only tragic tale.

      Paul Anthony Jones


      Matthias Heyde/Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Flickr // CC BY-ND 2.0

      Norway's Doomsday Seed Vault Is Getting a $12.7 Million Makeover After Flood

      The Svalbard Global Seed Vault is designed to safeguard the world's crops against extinction, and it's getting a major upgrade to keep it safe.

      Shaunacy Ferro
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