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From Bizarre Beasts. One of the greatest conservation success stories begins with an extinction. The Lord Howe Island stick insect is an animal that came back from the dead. Endlings portrait illustrations are by Zoe Keller. You can find out more about her and her work here: https://www.zoekeller.com/ Find out more about the National Geographic…
From Bizarre Beasts. Dracunculiasis is a painful parasitic disease caused by the Guinea worm. Where it once affected millions of people, after years of effort in 2024 there were only 15 cases. We hope that soon there will be zero. Since the Guinea worm is a member of the animal kingdom, are we talking about…
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From Bizarre Beasts. Przewalski’s horse, also known as the takhi, roamed wild across Eurasia continuously for tens of thousands of years. And with their disappearance, Earth lost the last of its truly wild horses. But the story of the takhi actually has a happy ending. Endlings portrait illustrations are by Zoe Keller. You can find…
From Bizarre Beasts. Thylacines, or Tasmanian tigers or Tasmanian wolves, went extinct in 1936. The conflict between them and settlers on the island is mostly to blame for loss of this marsupial, but the trade in thylacines for zoos, museums, and private collections also put a bounty on their heads. So, when it comes to…