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EXTINCT ANIMALS – Here is a compilation of the extinct species, specifically, animals, that have gone to extinction that the future kids would never see in person in the future.
A lot of factors have to be the cause of the extinction of these animals but on the top spot probably are the human activities. Expansion of farming, deforestation, and pollution are just among the causes of vanishing of these following species.
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- West African Black Rhinoceros – They were declared extinct in 2011. Due to the belief that their horns have medicinal properties, heavy poaching was done. A preservation action has been conducted in 1930’s but their number continued to decrease that led to total extinction.
- Baiji White Dolphin – They are also called the Chinese River Dolphin and can be found in the Yangtze River of China. The progress and industrialization of China contributed to the declining number of these animals. It wasn’t recorded to be extinct but no one saw one then since 2002.
- Pyrenean Ibex – From 50,000 count historically, it fell down to 100 in early 1900s to which the cause of its disappearance was still unknown. The last specie was killed by a falling tree in 2000 in Spain.
- Passenger Pigeon – They were no longer existing since the early 20th century. The last one died in captivity in 1914. There were an estimated count of 3 to 5 billion Passenger Pigeons in US but when Europeans arrived in North America, it led to mass deforestation, thus, loss of habitat resulting to reduced population. Also, a massive hunt happened as it was known as a cheap meat for the poor.
- Tasmanian Tiger – It is not related to dogs but they were called “tigers” because of their stripes which is very alike to that of the real ones. They hunted until vanishing with the last one in the wild killed between 1910 and 1920 and the once in captive at Hobart Zoo in 1936.
- Stellers Sea Cow – They were discovered in 1741 by naturalist George Stelles, thus, their name was obtained. These large herbivore mammals were believed to have inhabited the Near Islands, southwest of Alaska, and the Commander Islands in the Bering Sea. Just like most animals, they were hunted until extinction.
- Great Auk – The last members of its colony were killed by three men in Eldey in 1835. When captured in 1844, they confessed that these animals were witch causing the storm resorting to killing it.
- Dodo – They are flightless like the Turkeys inhabiting Mauritius then. The photo was just an illustration interpreted through written accounts way back 17th century. They have been heard in 1598 and also got extinct due to hunting. The last accepted sighting of Dodo was in 1662.
- Woolly Mammoth – These giant mammals disappeared 10,000 years ago. Due human hunting and loss of habitat because of climate change, they disappeared. The last one was believed to have died in Wrangel Island around 1700BC.
- Sabre-toothed Cat – These carnivores can open their jaw at 120 degrees angle way larger than a modern lion could. Their extinction is associated to the extinction of large herbivores they hunted, and believed that their vanishing was also due to climate change and competition with humans.
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Source: One Kind Planet
