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#56 Australian Sea Lion
Carnivore Week
They nurse their young up to 23 months. 40-50% of pups die 1st year. Still working to recover from over hunting 18th & 19th centuries and some still
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#31 Golden-headed Lion Tamarin
The pictures I saw made them look so scared. I tried to make mine look hooeful. There is almost no more forest for them, just 2%-5% is all that is left.
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#13 Olm
Only cave dwelling Salamander in Europe. They can go 10 years without eating and barely move! 3 toes in front, 2 in back. Can live up to 100 years.
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#3 Northern Quoll
Smallest of quolls. They eat introduced toxic cane toads and die, but can be taught not to eat them. Dingos and cats are also big threats.
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Painted at the start of the series, didn't think I'd manage painting daily! From before I had a good black, and I didn't allow myself to fix mistakes or add more colour. Discovered in 1992, from Vietnam and Laos
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#360 Dogwood Long Snout Weevil
No written description, and the only photos were from someone unsure about the ID. So, this is my version. Their survival is linked to the St Helena Dogwood.
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#356 Blue-crowned Laughingthrush
Maybe 320 left in the wild. Trapping for pet trade and habitat destruction are their biggest threats. There is no real protection for them in the wild.
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#355 Pink Velvet Worm
Declared extinct in 1996, rediscovered in 2016 I think? It shoots sticky string from its head to immobilize prey. Deforestation is the main threat
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#354 Butterfly Loach
There are more than one fish called a Butterfly Loach, these are Sewellia breviventralis. A small bottom fish at risk because of over fishing and habitat loss.
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