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Following new genetic research, the African elephant was recently split into two different species, the African forest elephant and the African savanna elephant, by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature's (IUCN) Red List conservation assessment. The African forest elephant is now listed as Critically Endangered, and the African savanna elephant as Endangered. This is important because they face different conservation challenges and occur in separate ranges and habitats throughout Africa.
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The greater flamingo’s diet has a direct influence on the colour of its plumage. Organic pigments called carotenoids are produced by plants and algae which are consumed by the bird. Carotenoids are either red, orange or yellow in colour with red being most commonly found in the food preferred by the flamingo, resulting in its iconic mainly pink colouration.
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here are less than 30,000 rhino left in the wild due to poaching and habitat loss