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These 22 Pics Are Composed Of As Many Pixels As There Are Animals Still Alive In These Species
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These 22 Pics Are Composed Of As Many Pixels As There Are Animals Still Alive In These Species

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A brilliant 2008 campaign by World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has been resurfacing thanks to a recent reddit post going viral. The campaign, called WWF Japan – Population by pixel, was created by the agency Hakuhodo C&D / Tokyo. The brains behind it were creative directors Nami Hoshino, Yoshiyuki Mikami, and designer Kazuhiro Mochizuki. Inspired by their work, Imgurian JJSmooth44 made a follow-up to their project and it’s just as powerful as the original. “I did it as a programming challenge,” JJSmooth44 wrote.

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    African Wild Dog. Estimated between 3000 and 5500 remain

    Image credits: JJSmooth44

    “I did it … in python … but the code is very gross. I only worried about the final product and not the readability/niceness of the code.” They paid homage to Hakuhodo C&D / Tokyo by scraping the Animal Planet endangered animals list.

    Amur Leopard. Estimated about 60 remain

    Image credits: JJSmooth44

    Amur Tiger. Estimated about 450 remain

    Image credits: JJSmooth44

    Asian Elephant. Estimated between 40000 and 50000 remain

    Image credits: JJSmooth44

    Bengal Tiger. Estimated about 2500 remain

    Image credits: JJSmooth44

    Black Footed Ferret. Estimated about 300 remain

    Image credits: JJSmooth44

    Black Rhino. Estimated about 5000 remain

    Image credits: JJSmooth44

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    Blue Whale. Estimated between 10000 and 25000 remain

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    Image credits: JJSmooth44

    Bonobo. Estimated between 10000 and 50000 remain

    Image credits: JJSmooth44

    Bornean Orangutan. Estimated between 45000 and 69000 remain

    Image credits: JJSmooth44

    Borneo Pygmy Elephant. Estimated about 1500 remain

    Image credits: JJSmooth44

    Chimpanzee. Estimated between 172700 and 299700 remain

    Image credits: JJSmooth44

    Eastern Lowland Gorilla. Estimated about 17000 remain

    Image credits: JJSmooth44

    Fin Whale. Estimated between 50000 and 90000 remain

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    Image credits: JJSmooth44

    Galapagos Penguin. Estimated about 2000 remain

    Image credits: JJSmooth44

    Giant Panda. Estimated about 1864 remain

    Image credits: JJSmooth44

    Green Sea Turtle. Estimated between 3000 and 5500 remain

    Image credits: JJSmooth44

    Hectors Dolphin. Estimated about 7000 remain

    Image credits: JJSmooth44

    Indian Elephant, Estimated between 20000 and 25000 remain

    Image credits: JJSmooth44

    Indochinese Tiger. Estimated between 600 and 650 remain

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    Image credits: JJSmooth44

    Indus River Dolphin. Estimated about 1100 remain

    Image credits: JJSmooth44

    Javan Rhino. Estimated about 60 remain

    Image credits: JJSmooth44

    Here’s what people said about the project

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    Mindaugas Balčiauskas

    Mindaugas Balčiauskas

    Author, BoredPanda staff

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    I'm a visual editor at Bored Panda. I kickstart my day with a mug of coffee bigger than my head, ready to tackle Photoshop. I navigate through the digital jungle with finesse, fueled by bamboo breaks and caffeine kicks. When the workday winds down, you might catch me devouring bamboo snacks while binging on the latest TV show, gaming or I could be out in nature, soaking up the tranquility and communing with my inner panda.

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    Mindaugas Balčiauskas

    Mindaugas Balčiauskas

    Author, BoredPanda staff

    I'm a visual editor at Bored Panda. I kickstart my day with a mug of coffee bigger than my head, ready to tackle Photoshop. I navigate through the digital jungle with finesse, fueled by bamboo breaks and caffeine kicks. When the workday winds down, you might catch me devouring bamboo snacks while binging on the latest TV show, gaming or I could be out in nature, soaking up the tranquility and communing with my inner panda.

    Rokas Laurinavičius

    Rokas Laurinavičius

    Writer, BoredPanda staff

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    Rokas is a writer at Bored Panda with a BA in Communication. After working for a sculptor, he fell in love with visual storytelling and enjoys covering everything from TV shows (any Sopranos fans out there?) to photography. Throughout his years in Bored Panda, over 300 million people have read the posts he's written, which is probably more than he could count to.

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    Rokas Laurinavičius

    Rokas Laurinavičius

    Writer, BoredPanda staff

    Rokas is a writer at Bored Panda with a BA in Communication. After working for a sculptor, he fell in love with visual storytelling and enjoys covering everything from TV shows (any Sopranos fans out there?) to photography. Throughout his years in Bored Panda, over 300 million people have read the posts he's written, which is probably more than he could count to.

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    hobbitly
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Excellent metaphor to show how bad the situation is. Powerful pictures!

    Richard Wareham
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Agreed: the pictures send a strong message. But when it states that the number of pixels in the picture show the number of animals left alive but they clearly show fewer pixels than animals, that's not right. Easy ones to check, both Amur leopard and Javan rhino say 60 animals but pictures have 42 pixels. It would have been just as effective to do it correctly. Unless the pictures have been cropped for some reason.

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    FatBaby
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is really impactful art because it shows how they're fading, really cool.

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    hobbitly
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Excellent metaphor to show how bad the situation is. Powerful pictures!

    Richard Wareham
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Agreed: the pictures send a strong message. But when it states that the number of pixels in the picture show the number of animals left alive but they clearly show fewer pixels than animals, that's not right. Easy ones to check, both Amur leopard and Javan rhino say 60 animals but pictures have 42 pixels. It would have been just as effective to do it correctly. Unless the pictures have been cropped for some reason.

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    FatBaby
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is really impactful art because it shows how they're fading, really cool.

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