Marine Mammal Headquarters THREAT LEVEL: EXTINCT animals The following animals are considered EXTINCT by the International Union for Conservation and Natural Resources (IUCN): -TSF- THREAT LEVEL: EXTINCT IN THE WILD animals The following animals are considered EXTINCT by the International Union for Conservation and Natural Resources (IUCN): -TSF- THREAT LEVEL: critically endangered animals The following animals are considered CRITICALLY ENDANGERED by the International Union for Conservation and Natural Resources (IUCN): -TSF- THREAT LEVEL: endangered animals The following animals are considered ENDANGERED by the International Union for Conservation and Natural Resources (IUCN): -TSF- THREAT LEVEL: vulnerable animals The following animals are considered VULNERABLE by the International Union for Conservation and Natural Resources (IUCN): -TSF- THREAT LEVEL: near threatened animals The following animals are considered NEAR THREATENED by the International Union for Conservation and Natural Resources (IUCN): -TSF- THREAT LEVEL: least concern animals The following animals are considered LEAST CONCERN by the International Union for Conservation and Natural Resources (IUCN): -TSF- THREAT LEVEL: data incomplete on these animals The following animals have insufficient enough research to fully determine their vulnerability and are classified as DATA INCOMPLETE by the International What are the doldrums? The "doldrums" is a popular nautical term that refers to the belt around the Earth near the equator where sailing Can a coral reef recover from bleaching and other stressful events? If local threats are reduced, coral reefs have a greater chance of surviving a larger climate event, such as How are Atlantic Spotted and Clymene Dolphins related? Both the Atlantic Spotted Dolphin and the Clymene Dolphin are the only two members of genus Stenella. Both are found Do sharks chew their food or swallow it whole? By Blaise Jones A large part of the fearsome reputation of sharks comes from the idea that they are all What is only dolphin species found in Southern Ocean? The only dolphin found in the Southern Ocean is the Hourglass Dolphin. One of the smallest dolphins, the Hourglass Why don’t Arctic and Antarctic fish freeze to death? Antifreeze! By Valerie Clark Many fish are cold-blooded, which means their body temperature is set by their environment. In most of 1 2 3 … 86 Next » Why do basking sharks swim with their mouth open? By Blaise Jones Many people consider it in poor taste to walk around with your mouth open all the time. SeaWorld loses $80M in 2014, Miami Dolphins partnership By Scott Rowan March 3, 2015, 7:58 a.m. It isn’t as simple as one family member aiding another, but the Juan Fernandez Fur Seal (Arctocephalus philippii) The Juan Fernández Fur Seal is a polygynous species. Based on sealer observations made during the late 18th century, the Ganges River Dolphin (Platanista gangetica) aka South Asian River Dolphin, Blind River Dolphin PHYLUM: Chordata CLASS: Mammalia ORDER: Cetacea FAMILY: Platanistidae GENUS: Platanista SPECIES: gangetica TOOTHED or TOOTHLESS (BALEEN): Toothed FRESHWATER, SALTERWATER Order: Cetacea (Odontoceti, Mysticeti) All whales, dolphins and porpoises are cetaceans, which have two categories: toothed and baleen (toothless). Cetaceans live solely in the What is “lobtailing”? Lobtailing is when a cetacean lifts its fluke (tail) out of the water and slaps it on the surface of 1 2 3 … 86 Next » RELATED STORIES:What is world's most endangered marine mammal?Why are vaquitas disappearing?What is smallest cetacean?
