The following Yahoo News LiveScience story is about 12 Species on the brink of extinction.
The Wildlife Conservation Society has released a list of the "Rarest of the Rare," a dozen animals most in danger of extinction.
The eclectic list includes birds, mammals, fish, reptiles, amphibians, and insects. Some are well known, such as the northern right whale and Sumatran rhino, while others are more obscure, including Abbot's booby, an ocean-going bird that only nests on Christmas Island.
The animals were highlighted today because it is National Endangered Species Day. They are:
