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On the brink of extinction: rare animal species

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World Animal Day is celebrated on October 4 with the goal of combining global efforts to preserve the animal world. Each day dozens of species of flora and fauna disappear from the Earth. One way of preserving biodiversity on our planet is by protecting rare and endangered species of animals and plants.

World Animal Day is celebrated on October 4 with the goal of combining global efforts to preserve the animal world. Each day dozens of species of flora and fauna disappear from the Earth. One way of preserving biodiversity on our planet is by protecting rare and endangered species of animals and plants.

© RIA Novosti . V. Zhivotchenko / Go to the mediabankWorld Animal Day is celebrated on October 4 with the goal of combining global efforts to preserve the animal world. Each day dozens of species of flora and fauna disappear from the Earth. One way of preserving biodiversity on our planet is by protecting rare and endangered species of animals and plants. Photo: the Amur tiger, the largest tiger in the world and the only representative of the species that lives in snow. In Russia there are currently over 450 species.
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World Animal Day is celebrated on October 4 with the goal of combining global efforts to preserve the animal world. Each day dozens of species of flora and fauna disappear from the Earth. One way of preserving biodiversity on our planet is by protecting rare and endangered species of animals and plants. Photo: the Amur tiger, the largest tiger in the world and the only representative of the species that lives in snow. In Russia there are currently over 450 species.
© RIA Novosti . Anton Denisov / Go to the mediabankOrangutans are the closest relatives of humans in the animal kingdom. They are under threat of disappearance in the wild, mainly because of the continuing destruction of their habitats.
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Orangutans are the closest relatives of humans in the animal kingdom. They are under threat of disappearance in the wild, mainly because of the continuing destruction of their habitats.
© RIA Novosti . A. Varfolomeev / Go to the mediabankThe snow leopard lives in high-mountainous areas. It lives in 13 states, including Russia. Because of the inaccessibility of its habitats and small numbers, very few studies have been conducted on these animals.
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The snow leopard lives in high-mountainous areas. It lives in 13 states, including Russia. Because of the inaccessibility of its habitats and small numbers, very few studies have been conducted on these animals.
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