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Welcome to Issue 28






            06 Amazing animals                 56  Robins: heroes or
                                                   villains?                          46
            12  Surviving the ice                  Find out if this friendly
               Discover the incredible journey of   garden bird has a dark side
               the harp seal
                                               64  20 facts about
            22  Amazing arthropods                  goats
                Meet the most fascinating           Get clued up on these
                invertebrates on the planet         intelligent ruminants

            30  Interview with a               66  All ears
                wildlife vet                        Astonishing animal
                Read what it’s like to save         hearing revealed
                the lives of wild animals on
                a daily basis                  71  Bizarre:
            32  Meet the cranes                    star-nosed mole
                Get acquainted with this           Meet the strange-looking
                                                   mammal with fleshy tentacles

                fascinating bird family            on its nose
            34  Wildlife of the                72  Living light
                tropical African                   Explore the animals that use
                rainforest                         bioluminescence to glow in
                Meet the mountain gorilla and      the dark
                other inhabitants of this lush,
                green habitat                  80  Conserving the
                                                    chimpanzee
            40  Animal gliders                      Learn about what is being done
                 Take a look at the species         to protect our closest relatives

                 that fly without wings
                                               86  Endangered
            46  Explore the Earth                  Find out why the Atlantic          80

                Uncover the best responsible       bluefin tuna is under threat
                wildlife trips for 2016
                                               98  Quiz
            54  Lost forever:                      Test your animal knowledge
                Christmas Island
                pipistrelle
                Learn about the Australian      56
                micro-bat and its tragic decline

            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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