7 Rarest Land Animals In The World

Zee Media Bureau
Aug 26, 2024

Bawean Warty Pig

This is a pig species restricted to the Indonesian island of Bawean. The population consists of an estimated few hundred individuals.

Hainan Gibbon

Another ape species that inhabits the Hainan Island of China. It has lost nearly 80 percent of its habitat and is often targeted by hunters.

Tapanuli Orangutan

It is a subspecies of orangutan discovered in the year 2017. It is found to reside in less than 1,000 square kilometers area in North Sumatra, Indonesia. Less than 1,500 populaces exist.

Cross-River Gorilla

This is one of the subspecies of gorillas found in Nigeria and Cameroon with a population estimate of 250-300 individuals.

Saola

A rare, antelope-like creature, tags of which are often assigned as the "Asian unicorn," native to Vietnam and Laos, its population not yet known, although minute without doubt.

Vaquita

A small porpoise critically endangered by bycatch in gill-nets for catching fish, inhabiting Gulf of California, Mexico.

Northern White Rhinoceros

Such an iconic species, is one of the most endangered animals in the world. In year 2023, there were only two animals left, both females.

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