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Welcome to Issue 29

06 Amazing animals 60 Wildlife of the Alps
Explore this diverse mountain
12 Attack of the hippo range and its hardy inhabitants 28
What makes a hippo the most
dangerous mammal in Africa? 66 Lost forever:
Pinta Island tortoise
18 Meet the crabs Find out how this giant reptile
Get acquainted with six of was wiped out by hunting
these fascinating crustaceans
68 Explore the
20 Should we save Earth: India
the panda? Journey to this distant land to
We take a look at whether iconic discover its wildlife wonders
species like the panda should be
a conservation priority 76 Conserving the
28 50 fabulous frogs pangolin
Meet the coolest amphibians Find out what is being done
to save this scaly mammal
on the planet
38 Interview with a 81 Bizarre: pygmy
marine scientist seahorse
See what it’s like to research Meet the tiny sea creature
that has mastered the art
what lives in the hidden of camouflage

depths of the ocean
40 Atlantic puffin 82 Chessington Zoo

Discover the secrets of Discover the zoo that lets you
get face to face with some of
this endearing seabird the world’s rarest animals
50 Top 5 life-saving 98 Quiz
wildlife technologies Test your animal knowledge!
Take a look at the gadgets being
used to safeguard the future of
u s e d t o s a f e g u a r d t h e f u t u r e o f
species across the globe
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THE IUCN RED LIST
Throughout World of Animals you will see
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symbols like the ones listed below. These
symbols like the ones listed below. These
are from the IUCN Red List of Threatened
are from the IUCN Red List of Threatened
Species, the most comprehensive inventory
Species, the most comprehensive inventory
of the global conservation status of animal
of the global conservation status of animal
species in the world. Here’s what they mean:
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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