Endangered Animals
Unleash the wildlife warrior within
iQuest Overview
The world that we live in is changing; this iQuest "Unleash the Wildlife Warrior within" aims to provide information to ignite your inner passion for the protection and conservation of animals. You will develop an understanding of how animals and humans share this planet and become aware of the worldwide issues which contribute to this significant global problem. We will also introduce you to some community organisations who are advocates for this cause.
Key questions that will be addressed:
What is an endangered animal?
What factors contribute to this issue?
Where and why is this happening?
What can we do to make a difference?
Within this iQuest we will complete some tasks that will address these questions. At the completion of the journey we hope that you recognise that you are capable of making a difference, and be compelled to take action !
Let's begin this adventure together, and unleash the Wildlife Warrior
from within.
Slideshow of some various endangered animals
Click on the animal to learn about them
 the aye-aye has incisors like rodent, claws like sloth, face like weasel and body like monkey. http://www.softschools.com/facts/animals/ayeaye_facts/257/ |  Tenrec : Tenrecs are a remarkable family of mammals that has recently been shown to share a common ancestry with aardvarks, elephants and sea cows. They have diversified to include members resembling hedgehogs, mice and even otters. They occupy an equally varied array of habitats, but are most numerous and diverse on the island of Madagascar, with a few of the 30 species dotted around the African mainland. http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/life/Tenrecidae |
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 Axolotls are famous for their amazing healing abilities. They can regenerate almost any injured part of their body, including the limbs, tail, skin, and even major organs like the heart, liver and kidney. http://www.abc.net.au/creaturefeatures/facts/axolotl.htm |  Arctic foxes often follow polar bears to eat their leftovers. http://kids.sandiegozoo.org/animals/mammals/arctic-fox |
 Rhinoceros Hornbill : The word "rhinoceros" is of Greek origin -- "rhino" meaning "nose", and "ceros" meaning "horn." This means that the Rhinoceros Hornbill's name could be translated to "Nose Horn Hornbill!" Found in Indonesia, Asia, into southern Thailand. http://www.aviary.org/animals/rhinoceros-hornbill |  measuring 3 m long and weighing up to 450 kg – the dugong resembles an overweight dolphin. However, it is actually more closely related to the elephant! http://www.sharkbay.org/dugongfactsheet.aspx |
 Cuban Solenodon : The name Solenodon comes to us from the Greek, meaning ‘grooved tooth.’ It’s not just any tooth, mind you. It’s a tooth that can inject venom, just like a snake. This is the only venomous mammal on the planet, and he’s been on the planet for a long, long time. As a matter of fact, fossil evidence suggests that this little critter roamed the earth approximately 30 million years ago in North America. http://warriorechidna.blogspot.com.au/2014/01/a-venomous-mammal-really.html#.VA1 |  Blue whales grow to be about 25 metres long on average, weighing about 120 tons. The largest of the blue whales has a heart that weighs about 450 kg !! http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/whales/species/Bluewhale.shtml |
 Hawksbill turtles occupy a large range that stretches throughout all but the world's coldest waters. They travel hundreds of miles between feeding and nesting grounds. http://marinelife.about.com/od/reptiles/p/hawksbill-turtle.htm |  the long eared jerboa - They have long whiskers like that of a cat. Designed for feeling their surroundings in the dark. This animal has big hind legs that are kangaroo-like. The back legs are approximately four times longer than the front legs and enable the animal to make amazingly high jumps. http://interesting-animal-facts.com/Desert-Animal-Facts/Jerboa-Facts.shtml |
 The white rhinoceros is the second largest land mammal in the world, after the elephant. White rhinos can weigh over 2,000 kilograms (2 tons) and stand as tall as 1.8 meters (6 feet). There were once over 30 species of rhino, but today there are only five and all are endangered. http://switchzoo.com/profiles/whiterhinoceros.htm |
