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Welcome to Issue 31

06 Amazing animals 54 The not-so-
lazy sloth
12 Mad March hare Discover the truth about
Why do boxing hares work this sleepy mammal
themselves into such a frenzy
in spring? 58 Conserving
18 All about the dolphins
Learn all about what is
ruby-throated being done to protect
hummingbird these marine mammals
Discover what makes this bird
such an aerial athlete 64 Wildlife of the
Galapagos
28 Meet the rodents Explore one of the most
Get to know the family – unusual terrains on Earth
it’s not just mice and rats!
70 Lost forever:
30 Extraordinary eggs golden toad
How specially adapted shells Discover why this brightly
protect the chicks inside coloured amphibian went

32 Lord of the flies extinct so suddenly

The most beautiful dragonflies 72 Meet the mob

and damselflies on the planet The A-Z of animal gangs

39 Flapjack octopus 80 Explore the
Discover this strange deep
sea creature Earth: Borneo
Journey to the realm of
40 Giraffes the red ape 80
Find out how the tallest land
mammal on Earth stands out
from the crowd
46 Seeing red
Take a look at nature’s
crimson creatures

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THE IUCN RED LIST
Throughout World of Animals you
will see symbols like the ones listed
below. These are from the IUCN
Red List of Threatened Species,
the most comprehensive inventory
of the global conservation status of
animal species in the world. Here’s
what they mean:
EXTINCT
EXTINCT IN THE WILD
CRITICALLY ENDANGERED
ENDANGERED
VULNERABLE
NEAR THREATENED
LEAST CONCERN

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