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Mammals, plants, even fungi are emblazoned on humans who fight for their emblem’s survival
October 19, 2012 | 2
A close cousin of the bald eagle, this raptor lives in Europe and Asia and has a wing span of more than two meters.
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This plant is a disappearing variety of the type commonly used in herbal tea.
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The brown insect has clear wings and a yellow triangle on its abdomen and is found only in a few unpolluted marshes.
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Rapunzel, locked away in a tower in the Brothers Grimm fairy tale, was named after this purple plant’s scientific moniker: Campanula rapunculus.
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This marine mammal sports blue and white stripes on its flanks, and is a member of a toothless whale family.
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This brown lizard is now limited to living on sand dunes along England’s northwestern coast.
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Two nature reserves near Ancaster, England, aim to bring this flowering plant back.
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This orchid can grow to 60 centimeters (two feet) tall and support up to 20 white-and-yellow flowers.
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Add CommentThere are a few of us across the world! Tatzoo and Extinked are incredible projects. I have also involved myself in a similar project to help raise awareness (and raise funds for conservation projects) to the biodiversity (and humanitarian) disaster being allowed to continue in Turkey. At the time of speaking I have had twenty-four species of iconic Turkish birds tattooed onto my arms and hands to help raise awareness and funds (currently raised over £3,000 for the cause). You can read more about my project on my website here: http://www.theinkednaturalist.co.uk/tattoos-walking-for-wildlife-the-full-story/
Reply | Report Abuse | Link to thisI find tattoos repulsive. Get a hat or a t-shirt instead.
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