13 animals on the brink of extinction that could disappear in your lifetime

It is easy to assume that iconic animals such as tigers, elephants, and leopards will always be part of the natural world.
Animalogic on MSN

Watch what happens when the last of a species dies

Extinction is often associated with rare animals living on remote islands, but many species that vanished forever were once ...
Princeton University

Princeton scientists identify first experimental evidence of a 'co-extinction' connection: Without elephants, dung beetles disappear

A new study from Princeton University, the Smithsonian Institute, the Mpala Research Centre and many partner institutions has now documented the interconnection between the largest animals in the ...
YouTube on MSN

Extinct human species and how they differ

Hobbits hunting tiny elephants. Cavemen hunting each other. Science can tell us a lot about our past — namely, that it took plenty of trial and error to get modern humans. Here's what we know about ...
Forbes

Should We De-Extinct The Woolly Mammoth? No, Save The Elephants

Should we bring back extinct animals? Wrong question. Why are we bringing back extinct animals when we have animals, plants, and fungi that are going extinct now, daily? By 2050, up to half of all ...
Forbes

Meet 4 ‘Extinct’ Animals That Were Miraculously Rediscovered (Hint: One Was An Ancient Fish Found In A Fishing Net In 1938)

Just because a species is presumed extinct doesn’t mean it’s gone forever. Here are four glowing examples of this unique, and felicitous, phenomenon. Not all species that have been classified as ...