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- Tasmanian Tiger. The Tasmanian tiger, also known as the thylacine, was a type of marsupial that once lived in Australia, Tasmania, and Papua New Guinea.
- Quagga. Quaggas were a subspecies of the Burchell’s zebra. The two species have many similarities, except for the striping pattern. The quagga once lived throughout the southern portion of Africa in grassland habitats.
- Baiji. The baiji, also called the Chinese river dolphin, once lived exclusively in the Yangtze River in China. It lived in the river for millions of years until the Yangtze River became a high-traffic area that created an uninhabitable environment for these river dolphins.
- Woolly Mammoth. One of the best-known ice age animals, the woolly mammoth, has long been extinct. There are a few theories as to why woolly mammoths went extinct, but they’re still largely debated.
The 25 Most Interesting Extinct Animals. 1. Woolly Mammoth. The woolly mammoth was a massive, elephant-like creature that roamed the northern tundra during the last Ice Age. These beasts stood up to 11 feet (3.4 meters) tall and could weigh up to 6 tons (5.4 metric tons).
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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.
- 15 Beautiful Extinct Animals
- Smilodon
- Irish Elk
- Woolly Mammoth
- Moa
- Steller's Sea Cow
- Great Auk
- Atlas Bear
- Quagga
In the past 10,000 years, humanity's impact on the environment has caused the extinction of many beautiful animals. This article will provide pictures and facts about 15 extinct creatures that are likely to captivate your attention. There have been two main eras of anthropogenic (man-made) extinction in modern times, which together form the ongoing...
The Smilodon (saber-toothed cat) lived in North and South America at the end of the last glacial period (115,000 – 11,700 years ago), although it had existed as a distinct species for about 2.5 million years. The largest subspecies, Smilodon populator, could reach 400 kg in weight, three meters in length, and 1.4 meters tall at the shoulder. Despit...
From Ireland to Siberia, Irish Elk (Megaloceros giganteus) populated much of northern Europe at the end of the last glacial period. As they have little in common with extant elk species, they are more precisely known as "giant deer." They could grow up to seven feet tall at the shoulder and weigh up to 700 kg. Their antlers were the largest of any ...
The Woolly Mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius)inhabited much of the arctic tundra regions of the northern hemisphere in the early Holocene period (just after the last glacial period, 11,700 years ago). These massive creatures could reach 11 feet in height and weigh six tonnes, which is about the same size as African elephants, although their closest re...
The Moa (Dinornithiformes)was a huge species of flightless bird native to New Zealand. They could grow to almost four meters in height (12 feet) and weigh 230 kg. Despite their incredible height, the bird's vertebrae suggest they spent much of their time with their necks pointed forward. These long necks likely produced low-pitched, resonant callin...
Steller's Sea Cow (Hydrodamalis gigas)was a huge, plant-eating, sea mammal similar to the manatee in appearance. However, it could grow up to nine meters long (30 feet). It was discovered by Georg Wilhelm Steller, and within three decades, it was hunted to extinction by Europeans, who followed Steller's route.
The Great Auk (Pinguinus impennis) was a flightless bird that lived in the North Atlantic ocean and resembled a present-day penguin. Like the penguin, it was a powerful swimmer, stored fat for warmth, nested in dense colonies, and mated for life. However, the Great Auk also had a heavy hooked beak, and it could grow to almost three feet in height.
The Atlas bear (Ursus arctos crowtheri) is an extinct bear subspecies from North Africa. Zoologists classified it as a separate species after it was brought to the public's attention by an English serviceman named Crowther in 1840. Although its fur was brownish-black, the Atlas bear was categorized as a brown bear because it was stockier and sturdi...
The Quagga (Equus quagga quagga) isa striking half zebra, half horse creature that is actually a subspecies of zebra. It diverged from zebras to become a separate species around 200,000 years ago, and it became extinct in the 19th century. Quagga lived in South Africa and got their name from the sound they make (onomatopoeic).
- Australian wildlife, lithograph, published in 1897.
- Long exposure of the stars in the Wadi Rum desert of Jordan with natural arch.
- Tasmanian Wolf.
- Berlin Specimen of Archaeopteryx.
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