Programmer Creates 22 Photos Where Each Pixel Represents The Number Of Endangered Animals Left In The World
Back in 2008, WWF Japan has launched a powerful campaign titled Population by pixel, where each pixel of a photo represented the number of animals still left alive. The eye-opening campaign was created by creative directors Nami Hoshino, Yoshiyuki Mikami, and designer Kazuhiro Mochizuki working for the Hakuhodo C&D creative agency in Tokyo. And now, 11 years later, Imgur user JJSmooth44 has done an impromptu follow-up inspired by the original Japanese campaign.
Back in 2008, WWF Japan has launched a powerful campaign titled Population by pixel, where each pixel of a photo represented the number of animals still left alive. The eye-opening campaign was created by creative directors Nami Hoshino, Yoshiyuki Mikami, and designer Kazuhiro Mochizuki working for the Hakuhodo C&D creative agency in Tokyo. And now, 11 years later, Imgur user JJSmooth44 has done an impromptu follow-up inspired by the original Japanese campaign.
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The user says he did it as a programming challenge using Python but calls the code "very gross". He got the numbers for the animals in Animal Planet's endangered animals' list. "I only worried about the final product and not the readability/niceness of the code," writes JJSmooth44.
Check out the pixelated photos of endangered animals in the gallery below!
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African Wild Dog. Estimated between 3000 and 5500 remain
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The user says he did it as a programming challenge using Python but calls the code "very gross". He got the numbers for the animals in Animal Planet's endangered animals' list. "I only worried about the final product and not the readability/niceness of the code," writes JJSmooth44.
Check out the pixelated photos of endangered animals in the gallery below!
Amur Leopard. Estimated about 60 remain
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Amur Tiger. Estimated about 450 remain
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Asian Elephant. Estimated between 40000 and 50000 remain
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Bengal Tiger. Estimated about 2500 remain
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Black Footed Ferret. Estimated about 300 remain
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Black Rhino. Estimated about 5000 remain
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Blue Whale. Estimated between 10000 and 25000 remain
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Bonobo. Estimated between 10000 and 50000 remain
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Bornean Orangutan. Estimated between 45000 and 69000 remain
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Borneo Pygmy Elephant. Estimated about 1500 remain
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Chimpanzee. Estimated between 172700 and 299700 remain
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Eastern Lowland Gorilla. Estimated about 17000 remain
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Fin Whale. Estimated between 50000 and 90000 remain
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Galapagos Penguin. Estimated about 2000 remain
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Giant Panda. Estimated about 1864 remain
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Green Sea Turtle. Estimated between 3000 and 5500 remain
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Hectors Dolphin. Estimated about 7000 remain
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Indian Elephant, Estimated between 20000 and 25000 remain
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Indochinese Tiger. Estimated between 600 and 650 remain
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Indus River Dolphin. Estimated about 1100 remain
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Javan Rhino. Estimated about 60 remain
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