How much do we know about our planet? Almost every day we hear about animals facing extinction. Yet we also hear about how new species are found in the most inaccessible places on earth. Underwater creatures living near oceanic vents, a primate species once thought extinct resurfaced on the Borneo landscape, biological evidence of the elusive giant tortoises suggests they are still roaming around and now in the jungle of southwestern Suriname researchers may have found new species to add to the earth’s wildlife list.
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Discovering that 2011 features in the top 10 warmest of the past 130 years, may warrant some alarm for concern.
The Sumatran elephant has been added to the list of Critically Endangered animals, joining the ranks of the Javan and Sumatran rhinos, Sumatran tiger and Sumatran orangutan. 
