Questions and Answers about
Extinction
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How long might a coelacanth fish live?
The coelacanth fish, nicknamed a “living fossil,” can live for 100 years, a new study published Thursday, June 17, 2021, in Current Biology, found._x000D_
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What is the world’s most illegally traded wild mammal?
Pangolins are the most illegally traded wild mammals on the planet. They are poached for their meat and their scales which Traditional Asian Medicine practitioners use. According to the IUCN SSC Pangolin Specialist Group, a pangolin is snatched from the wild every five minutes._x000D_
