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Badger

Badgers are found living in the forests of Europe and western Asia, scavenging for roots and berries as well as worms and insects.
Amazingly badgers can run up to 30km an hour for short periods of time and have been known to successfully fight off bigger mammals such as wolves, coyotes and bears!
There have been occasional reports over the years of badgers being particularly aggressive towards dogs and even humans! The badger is capable of producing a painful bite, and some badgers are also known to carry a type of rabies.The most commonly known badgers are the white and black striped badgers in western Europe.
Badgers are thought to be related to otters and weasels and

Manatee

The manatee is a large marine mammal and the manatee is also commonly known as the sea cow. The manatee is found in warmer waters only in the eastern hemisphere around subtropical regions such as Florida and the Caribbean.
The average manatee can often weight more than 500kg and can grow to lengths of over 4.5 meters. Despite their large size it is not uncommon for the manatee to reach more than 70 years old.
The manatee spends most of its time grazing on plants in warm, shallow waters that are seldom deeper than a couple of meters. The manatee is a herbivore and therefore only really feeds on aquatic plants like sea grass and algae but it has been thought that certain species o

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Black Russian Terrier

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Coral

Stag Beetle

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Avocet

African Elephants

Tigers

Arctic Fox

Flying Squirrel

Bobcat

Gila Monster

Gibbons

Weasel

Spectacled bear

Cuttlefish

Crane

Badger

Dwarf Crocodile

Cockroach

Beetle

Bull Shark

Turtles & Tortoises

Barracuda

Old World Vultures

Whales

Butterfly Fish

Electric Eel

Abyssinian

Howler Monkey

Vampire Bat

Llama

Bichon Frise

Gerbil

Turtles & Tortoises

It is a day of celebrating the many unique and ancient species of turtles and tortoises around the world, and bringing awareness to their need for protection. Of the 207 species of turtle and tortoise alive today, 129 of them are listed by IUCN as vulnerable, endangered, or critically endangered. That's an incredibly 62% of species!
The species listed here are only a few of the many critically endangered turtle and tortoise species. They illustrate that though these species wear a suit of armor, they are incredible fragile and in need of protection by humans, from humans.