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TOP 10 ENDANGERED ANIMALS. SIBERIAN TIGER. HABITAT : eastern Siberia SIZE : UP TO 320 kg WHAT IT EATS : deer and wild boars WHY IN DANGER : deforestation, hunting for bodyparts. POLAR BEAR. HABITAT: Arctic circle SIZE: around 350–680 kg WHAT IT EATS: seals
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SIBERIAN TIGER • HABITAT: eastern Siberia • SIZE : UP TO 320 kg • WHAT IT EATS: deer and wild boars • WHY IN DANGER: deforestation, hunting for bodyparts
POLAR BEAR • HABITAT: Arctic circle • SIZE: around 350–680 kg • WHAT IT EATS: seals • WHY IN DANGER: global warming
THE PACIFIC WALRUS • HABITAT: Pacific Ocean • SIZE: males can weigh up to 1,700 kilograms • WHAT EATS: shrimp, crabs,mollusks • WHY IN DANGER: global warming
THE MAGELLANIC PENGUIN • HABITAT: South America • SIZE: 61–76 cm, 2.7 kg and 6.5 kg • WHAT IT EATS: small sea animals • WHY IN DANGER: global warming, illegal hunting
THE LEATHERBACK TURTLE • HABITAT: worldwide in the open ocean – Alaska, Africa, New Zealand • SIZE: up to 2.7 meters • WHAT IT EATS: jellyfish • WHY IN DANGER: destructive fishing, smuggling eggs
THE BLUEFIN TUNA • HABITAT: Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean • SIZE: 2–2.5 metres, 150-450 kg • WHAT IT EATS: small fish • WHY IN DANGER: overfishing
THE MOUNTAIN GORILLA • HABITAT: Central Africa • SIZE: 1.9 m, 220 kg • WHAT IT EATS: leaves, shoots, stems, fruit • WHY IN DANGER: illegal hunting, deforestation
THE MONARCH BUTTERFLY • HABITAT: North and Central America, Australia, New Zealand • SIZE: wingspan from 8.9–10.2 cm • WHAT IT EATS: nectar • WHY IN DANGER: deforestation
THE JAVAN RHINOCEROS • HABITAT: Java Island, Indonesia • SIZE: between 900 and 2,300 kg • WHAT IT EATS: plants • WHY IN DANGER: illegal hunting for horns
THE GIANT PANDA • HABITAT: central-western and south western China • SIZE: up to 150 kilograms • WHAT IT EATS: bamboo • WHY IN DANGER: Loss of habitat, low birthrate