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5 animals back from the brink of extinction

TIME : 2016/2/23 10:36:35
The Cayman Islands' blue iguana is making a comeback (Flickr: pmarkham)
The Cayman Islands' blue iguana is making a comeback (Flickr: pmarkham) Gharial crocodiles are predominantly found in India's deep rivers (Flickr: shivan)
Gharial crocodiles are predominantly found in India's deep rivers (Flickr: shivan) This ferret was thought to be extinct (Flickr: USFWS Mountain Prairie)
This ferret was thought to be extinct (Flickr: USFWS Mountain Prairie) Humpback whales migrate epic distances every year (Dreamstime)
Humpback whales migrate epic distances every year (Dreamstime) The Kakapo is the world's heaviest parrot (Flickr: jidanchaomian)
The Kakapo is the world's heaviest parrot (Flickr: jidanchaomian) The tamarin can be found wild in Rio de Janeiro state (Flickr: Sebastian Bergmann)
The tamarin can be found wild in Rio de Janeiro state (Flickr: Sebastian Bergmann) And one for good measure: the bald eagle (Flickr: Pen Waggener)
And one for good measure: the bald eagle (Flickr: Pen Waggener)

5 animals back from the brink of extinction