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Posted Mon Dec 15 2014: from London Guardian: Earth faces sixth 'great extinction' with 41 percent of amphibians set to go the way of the dodo http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1418673100 A stark depiction of the threat hanging over the world's mammals, reptiles, amphibians and other life forms has been published by the prestigious scientific journal, Nature. A special analysis carried out by the journal indicates that a staggering 41 percent of all amphibians on the planet now face extinction while 26 percent of mammal species and 13 percent of birds are similarly threatened. [Read more stories about: deforestation, global warming, habitat loss, hunting to extinction, overfishing] New!: No reader quips yet -- be the first! Got a PaniQuip? Your Quip (limit 140 characters, no links, just wit): First name: The text shown in the Web image to the right: We reserve the right to reuse, remove, or refuse any entry.

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