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Jul 16, 2018 · 10 Endangered Animals That Could Become Extinct In A… Top 10 Animals You Thought Were Extinct But Aren't Top 10 Luckiest Unlucky People Whose Luck Nearly Killed Them
Dangerous Extinct Animals: Titanoboa, Smilodon, Helicoprion, Spinosaurus. Prehistoric Extinct Animals: Basilosaurus, Therizinosaurus, Meganeuropsis, Tully monster. Extinct Sea Animals: Stellar’s Sea Cow, Great Auk, Sea Mink. Animals that will be Extinct by 2050: Sunda Tiger, Amur Leopard, Sumatran Elephant, African Lion. FAQs
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- Thylacine. The largest carnivorous marsupial in modern times (standing about 2 feet tall and 6 feet long, including the tail), the thylacine once lived in mainland Australia and New Guinea.
- Quagga. Only one quagga was ever photographed, a female at the London Zoo in 1870. In the wild, the quagga was found in great numbers in South Africa. However, the quagga was hunted to extinction for meat, hides, and to preserve feed for domesticated animals.
- Tarpan. The tarpan, or Eurasian wild horse, lived in the wild until sometime between 1875 and 1890, with the last wild one killed during an attempt to capture it.
- Seychelles Giant Tortoise. There's some controversy over whether the Seychelles giant tortoise is extinct altogether or extinct only in the wild. In the 19th century the Seychelles giant tortoise, much like similar tortoise species on other Indian Ocean islands, was hunted to extinction.
Dec 16, 2023 · 35 Animals That Are Going Extinct (Critically Endangered Species) - Owlcation. Laynie H. Updated: Dec 15, 2023 8:28 PM EST. This is a list of 35 species that are critically endangered and close to extinction. EXTREME-PHOTOGRAPHER on Getty Images Signature via Canva. Human Causes of Extinction.
- Dodo. Mauritius 1680s* All that remains today of the dodo are a few bones and partial skeletons – so it’s no wonder we have the expression ‘dead as a dodo’!
- Great Auk. Rocky islands off the North Atlantic coast (1844) The black-and-white great auk was once found around the North Atlantic, waddling around on craggy coasts – including in the UK – or swimming in the waves using its short wings.
- Thylacine. Tasmania, mainland Australia and New Guinea (1936) Also known as the Tasmanian tiger, the thylacine was once the world’s largest meat-eating marsupial.
- Steller’s Sea Cow. Bering Sea, north Pacific Ocean (1768) German naturalist Georg W. Steller first studied and described this amazing animal in 1741, in the north Pacific Ocean.
Nov 16, 2020 · Which Animals Are Going Extinct? The 32 Closest Ones Are Often Overlooked My quest to find the most endangered species revealed there are a LOT of species in big trouble — and the most famous ones aren’t the closest to the edge.
22 Animals and 1 Plant Were Added to the Extinction List: Photos. Science. Rare photos show some of the birds, fish, and mollusks added to the extinction list this week. Erin Schumaker.
