Endangered Species
What is the least endangered species in the world?
Racoon, brown bear, many others (people?)
Percentage of earth's land under conservation protection
Roughly 15–17% of the Earth's land is currently protected
Top ten most poisonous animals
Inland taipan snake
This Australian snake has the most toxic venom of any snake. Its venom contains typoxin, a neurotoxin that can cause paralysis and hemorrhage.
Golden poison dart frog
This frog is considered the most poisonous animal in the world, with enough toxin to kill 10 humans.
Box jellyfish
This marine animal's venom can cause cardiac arrest and death within minutes.
Blue-ringed octopus
This small octopus carries enough venom to kill 26 adult humans within minutes.
Cone snails
These aquatic snails have venom that is extra potent, with an estimated human lethal dose that is incredibly small.
Pufferfish
This fish carries a potent neurotoxin called tetrodotoxin, which is more poisonous to humans than cyanide.
Black mamba
Vaquita
Tiger
Saola
Javan rhinoceros
Giant panda
Blue whale
Red panda
North Atlantic right whale
Black rhinoceros
Top ten countries with highest percentage of land under conservation
1 Seychelles 61.52 2021
2 New Caledonia 59.66 2021
3 Venezuela 56.88 2021
4 Luxembourg 51.34 2021
5 Bhutan 49.67 2021
6 Brunei 46.87 2021
7 Palau 44.18 2021
8 Liechtenstein 42.63 2021
9 Hong Kong SAR, China 41.88 2021
10 Greenland 41.59 2021
Insect with very painful but not deadly sting
scorpions, bullet ants, others
Percentage of Amazon rainforest lost since 1900
Coolest protected areas in the world
Serengeti National Park: A UNESCO-listed park in Tanzania that's home to the Great Migration of wildebeests, zebras, and gazelles
Zhangjiajie National Park: A famous Chinese reserve with stunning landscapes and flora and fauna
Fjallabak Nature Reserve: An Icelandic reserve with hundreds of vegetable species and colorful landscapes
Great Barrier Reef: The world's largest marine reserve, stretching over 2,500 kilometers
Maasai Mara National Reserve: A Kenyan reserve that's part of Africa's most diverse ecosystems
Kruger National Park: A South African reserve that's home to the Big Five: lion, elephant, buffalo, leopard, and rhinoceros
Highly venomous animal with no know antidote
Blue-ringed octopus. Although it's relatively small -- only the size of a golf ball -- its venom is debilitating and deadly. It can cause respiratory failure within 10 minutes and death within 30. One bite can kill up to 26 men, and there is no antidote.