Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Endangered Fennec Hare Born at Korea Zoo

Endangered Fennec Hare Born at Korea Zoo

The birth of one of the world's rarest creatures was celebrated this week at North Korea's Pyongyang People's Zoo. The Fennec Hare is on the brink of extinction with only a handful remaining in captivity.

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Photo Credit: Troop 1

Once found throughout the Iperian Steppe, but now critically endangered, the Fennec hare relies on its acute auditory sense to evade predators and detect its favored prey, the D. carota beetle.

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