Facts about meerkats

Did you know that badgers sometimes share their dens and team up with other animals to hunt? Learn more about these elusive mammals.

Renowned conservation photographer Paul Hilton recently highlighted the precarious status of vaquitas by sharing a picture of one of these endangered animals on his Instagram page.

Here are 13 species at risk of extinction, including some that you probably didn’t even know existed.

For the first time in more than 50 years the marsupial is born in the wild on mainland Australia.