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In 1505, Portuguese explorers discovered the island of Mauritius and the 50 lb flightless Dodos which supplemented their food stores. Imported pigs, monkeys and rats fed on the Dodo Bird's eggs in their ground nests. The last Dodo was killed in 1681.
Before similar looking birds were discovered in the southern hemisphere, the Great Auk or Garefowl was also known as a Penguin. The Great Auk inhabited the coasts and islands of the North Atlantic from Virginia and Ireland to Greenland and Iceland almost to the Arctic Circle. The flightless bird was easily captured. They and their eggs fed many sailors. Shorebirds that breed in a limited number of colonies at only certain locations are highly susceptible to concentrated stresses and the Great Auk was extinct by mid Nineteenth Century.
The Giant Moa from New Zealand was the greatest bird in size. Up to 12 feet in heigth and 550 pounds was the biggest bird in the last 1000 years.
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How many mammals have been extinct in the past 200 years in Australia?
17 animals have been etinct in the past 200 years
Is the shipe an extinct animal?
There is no such animal now or in the past called a shipe. So, it doesn't exist, but not extinct.
Is stegosaurus extinct?
Yes they are. There is no documented evidence of a living stegosaurus for the past few million years. Thus they have been classified as "extinct".
Which animal has not become extinct in the past 200 years or so?
Horse, cattle, dogs, cats, coyote, birds, racoons, fox
How long have the cheetahs been around?
the cheetah is the fastest animal in the world
Does megaladon live were you cant go?
Yes, it lives in the past. Carcharodon megalodon has been extinct for at least 1.5 million years.
Were zebras ever extinct?
Extinct means there were none left, so if zebras exist today, then they could not have been extinct at any time in the past.
What is a extinct volcano?
The volcanoes which used to be active in the past and have not shown any signs of blowing up in many years are extinct volcanoes.
Which 3 species of tigers have become extinct in the past 70 years?
The Caspian, Bali, and Javan tigers are extinct.
Exactly how many extinct animals are there in the world?
== == Given that the definition of an "extinct" animal would be a species of which no living specimens have been sighted in years, then there are no extinct animals in the world. However, if you wish to know how many species have become extinct, I suggest you look at the Wikipedia post linked below. There you will find a list that, excluding the dinosaurs, includes thousands of extinct animals, birds, fish, reptiles, etc. Consider that well over 90% of all the life forms that ever existed on earth are extinct, a complete list would be huge.
Why are the musk turtles going extinct?
The musk turtles have been wiped out a lot over the past few years from being run over from cars and not having enough habitat for them. The musk turtle is still alive and active and if it ever does go extinct it will be 20 or 30 years from now.
What animals went extinct over the past 500 years?
Many animals have gone extinct since 1514. Examples include: Eskimo Curlew, Ivory-billed Woodpecker, Martinique Curly-tailed Lizard, Golden Toad and Ainsworth's Salamander.
