Two Cute Animals That are Extinct
Published by We hardly find these two animals again. They are so cute. Look at their pictures.
1. Golden Mantled Tree-Kangaroo
Golden Mantled Tree-Kangaroo is a species of tree kangaroo, the most endangered of all tree-kangaroos. Tree-kangaroo was only found in mountain forests of New Guinea. This kangaroo have become extinct in most of its original habitat.
This species has short light brown hair. The legs are yellow. It has long tail with bright circles.
Picture from Gambarunik
Golden Mantled Tree-Kangaroo was discovered in 1990 by Pavel German at Mount Sapau, Torricelli Mountains in Papua New Guinea. Other populations are found in remote areas in Foja Mountains in Papua province of Indonesia in December 2005.
Picture by Roland Seitre
2. Mandarin Duck
Mandarin Duck is a medium-sized duck that has a kinship with the North American Wood Duck. This duck has a length of 41-49 cm and 65-75 cm wingspan.
Picture from Supericsun
This animal could be seen in the United Kingdom, but its original habitat is on East Asia: Russia, China and Korea. This beautiful bird is extinct because of loggers, hunters and poachers.
The male mandarin duck has a red beak and white pattern of the moon above the eye. His chest was purple with two white lines. The female mandarin duck has characteristics similar to female wood duck with white eye rings.
Picture from KoranBaru.com
Mandarin Duck in Chinese myth, often told in a variety of Oriental art and a symbol of fidelity in marriage relationships.
Picture from www.birding.in
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On May 20, 2011 at 4:45 am
nice work cute pics
On May 20, 2011 at 4:49 am
they really looked beautiful!
On May 20, 2011 at 5:12 am
The tree kangaroo is really a cutie.
On May 20, 2011 at 8:22 am
Those are cute and unique animals but sadly, they may go extinct.
On May 20, 2011 at 8:58 am
They are so cuteeeeeeeeee! I want them…………
On May 20, 2011 at 9:04 am
Both are really cute, Eunice.
Too bad if both are to become extinct from this earth.
On May 20, 2011 at 10:52 am
Sad to hear that these cute animals may have to be just part of an Animal Museum..
On May 20, 2011 at 12:26 pm
Nice share. The leaf muncher is too cute.
On May 20, 2011 at 12:36 pm
Those are incredibly beautiful, adorable, and colorful. It’s so sad that they are extinct..
On May 20, 2011 at 8:47 pm
It’s a great loss when animals disappear from our world.
On May 20, 2011 at 11:47 pm
They really look cute. It’s a pity that they are extinct.
On May 22, 2011 at 9:38 am
We are so rude to nature…we allowed for these beautiful creatures to extinct.
On May 22, 2011 at 12:38 pm
I appreciate your hard work
On May 23, 2011 at 1:21 am
Thanks for the interesting info. I admire the hard work and research you go through for these articles
On May 23, 2011 at 7:47 pm
I wish it weren’t so.
On May 23, 2011 at 8:40 pm
lovely creatures! i can’t imagine the mandarin ducks have become mythical now. how sad!
On May 23, 2011 at 11:30 pm
they are so cute and colorful.. nice and sweet article..
On May 24, 2011 at 12:58 pm
They are adorable, yet it is so sad to know that they are extinct.
On May 24, 2011 at 11:35 pm
Oh..ooo! It’s so sad that they are extinct for they are gorgeous. Nice share.
Monica.
On May 24, 2011 at 11:47 pm
i love animals, i hope they can survive till now.
On May 25, 2011 at 12:04 am
why don’t beautiful things last long? ><
On May 25, 2011 at 12:57 am
Cute and beautiful animals.
On May 25, 2011 at 4:19 am
such sad and interesting article…very informative. Thanks for sharing
On May 25, 2011 at 6:36 am
Very informative and interesting article about cute animals that are now extinct. Amazing pictures. Thank you.
On May 26, 2011 at 12:55 am
cool pictures with this informative article
On May 26, 2011 at 10:40 am
my goodness, they are really cute, I all the while thought the two cutest animals are panda and polar bear.
On May 26, 2011 at 7:32 pm
They are cute indeed. But how many of our beautiful creatures run the risk of extinction? This is sad.
On May 28, 2011 at 12:57 am
Very cute little fellows
On May 28, 2011 at 1:04 am
Very nice and interesting little cute fellows
On May 28, 2011 at 10:36 pm
Seeing the images made me sad. It’s breaking my heart to know these cut fellows have become extinct..
On May 29, 2011 at 4:43 am
Truly painful to learn that these two animals that are extinct
On May 29, 2011 at 8:58 am
They are more than just cute… How pity…
On May 29, 2011 at 11:02 am
we miss u …
On May 30, 2011 at 8:53 am
Aww they’re soooo adorable. I wish I could adopt them. What a shame. They’re gorgeous creatures.
On June 3, 2011 at 12:47 am
too beautiful to lose them
On June 3, 2011 at 2:50 am
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On June 4, 2011 at 5:11 am
Splendid! Liked the water ducks! Just look at the natural choices and distribution of colors on them!
On June 6, 2011 at 11:06 pm
our remaining endangered species must be protected. tnx for alarming us!!
On June 10, 2011 at 10:11 am
Gorgeous. I particularly like the Mandarin Duck. I hope something can be done about saving them.
On June 16, 2011 at 10:27 pm
Those critters are cute!
On June 16, 2011 at 10:41 pm
very true,.sad they are not found in my place..
On July 4, 2011 at 4:16 am
I can’t help adoring them, oh nature!
On July 15, 2011 at 12:46 am
They are cute, I like the kangaroo the best.
On July 19, 2011 at 4:16 am
The Mandarin duck was indeed something. So beautifully colored and cute as well. Too bad they’re going to get extinct! Or are they already extinct?
On July 22, 2011 at 1:44 am
Mandarin duck is very beautiful and colorful! It’s too bad if the world should lose something very precious like that.
On July 23, 2011 at 3:24 am
they really very cute! Nature creates wonders!
On September 9, 2011 at 10:17 pm
I simply adore them. I hope they will be restored.
On December 17, 2012 at 3:25 am
beautiful animals…
On December 18, 2012 at 2:29 am
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