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Welcome to Issue 33

06 Amazing animals 60 All about the giant
African land snail
12 The missing lynx How this slow species is
Can the species that disappeared taking over the world
thousands of years ago be
returned home? 68 Explore the Earth:

18 18 butterfly facts Norway
Find out all about these Journey to the land of husky
sledding and polar bears
incredible invertebrates
20 Otters of the world 76 Bizarre ocean
The most charismatic mammal, sunfi sh
from rivers to oceans Meet the fish that looks

like it has no body 18
28 Meet the tortoises
Come face to face with six of 78 Wildlife of the
these fascinating reptiles African savannah 68
30 A beginner’s guide Discover the grassland
inhabitants
to birdwatching
Everything you need to know 84 Lost forever:
to get started Yunnan lake newt

40 Endangered bongo Why this colourful amphibian
was driven to extinction
Why this forest antelope is
on the brink of extinction 96 Quiz
42 Stunning snakes Test your animal knowledge
Five of the most beautiful
snakes on Earth

48 Conserving gorillas
Read all about the work being
done to save this great ape
54 Alien invasion
The species thriving in
stolen territory

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: 78
EXTINCT
EXTINCT IN THE WILD
CRITICALLY ENDANGERED
ENDANGERED
VULNERABLE
NEAR THREATENED
LEAST CONCERN

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