Did you know that there are only around 60 Amur leopards left in the wild?
This is just one of the many shocking statistics that Imgur userJJSmooth44visualizes in his blurry animal photo series.
Each endangered species is visually represented in as many pixels as there are animals still alive.
The more pixelated the image, the artist explains, the closer it is to extinction.
JJSmooth44 was inspired by a similar series made for World Wildlife Fund in 2008 calledWWF Japan Population by pixel.
He writes, I did it as a programming challenge.
Scrolling through the series reveals just how close some species are to extinction.
One of the clearer images include the Asian elephant, which has an estimated population of 40,000-50,000.
Check out JJSmooth44’s series below.
These animals might disappear sooner than we think.
Imgur user JJSmooth44 visualizes endangered species in as many pixels as there are animals still alive.
The more blurry the image, the closer the animal is to extinction.
