THE HAMMERHEAD

SHARK:

The great hammerhead rarely attacks humans. It sometimes behaves inquisitively toward divers and should be treated with respect.

The Pink dolphins :

Do not have any natural enemy. They are known to have a brain capacity 40% larger than humans; have lived in harmony with the Amazon people. recorded by Brazilian scientists, their numbers have declined greatly since 2000. Researchers believe that these species are declining at the rate of 10% every year.

The Manatees :

Are large, fully aquatic, mostly herbivorous marine mammals sometimes known as sea cows. The main causes of death for the sea cows are human-related issues, such as habitat destruction and human objects, and natural causes, such as temperatures and disease.

The Hawksbill Turtle :

The hawksbill is listed as an endangered species by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. It is also listed as endangered throughout its range by the Endangered Species Act of 1973.

The Green Macaw : The greatest problems threatening the macaw population are the rapid rate of deforestation and the illegal trapping for the bird trade.

The Andean Condor: These birds do not have sharp predator's claws. is considered endangered but is in far better shape than its California cousin. Perhaps a few thousand South American birds survive, and reintroduction programs are working to supplement that number.

The Spider Monkeys: Have been severely hunted throughout their range as they are considered good to eat because of their large body size. Habitat destruction, particularly logging, destroys the tall trees that they depend upon for their food and habitat

The Sloth: Much evidence suggests that human hunting contributed to the extinction climate change that came with the end of the last Ice age may have also played a role in some cases.

The Giant Anteater: anteater’s principal enemies are the puma and the jaguar. These large predators must be careful in their attacks, however, as an embrace by the anteater’s powerful forelimbs can sometimes prove fatal

The spectacled

bear: Is one of the largest mammals in South America. There is believed to be fewer than 2.000 spectacled bears in the wild. Because of continuous human settlement causing isolation and fragmentation of the bear's population, widespread inbreeding problems have been seen, affecting the genetic vitality of the bear's species. They are listed as vulnerable on the World.

TEXT: •http://www.animalport.com/extinct-animals/Giant-Anteater.html •http://www.bearsoftheworld.net/spectacled_bears.htm •http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endangered_species •http://raisingcolombiankids.blogspot.com/2009/06/endangered-species-in-colombia.html •http://www.animalinfo.org/country/colombia.htm •IMAGES: •http://goo.gl/2SQ8a •http://goo.gl/5b3HT

NOTE: Sensitive content of this short work so please report eliminate the same. parts are compilation from various unspecified sources.

Juana Bolívar Ochica. 25th March 2013