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Extinct Animals
Exctinct Animals
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| blue pike | fish in Great Lakes |
| Caribbean monk seal | a pinniped, sub-tropical marine animal |
| Dodo bird | Inhabited the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean, couldn't fly |
| Neanderthals | Lived in Europe, driven to extinction by competition from modern humans who migrated into the region from Africa |
| Passenger pigeon | Was the most abundant bird species on Earth until 1900; uncontrolled commercial hunting for their meat |
| Steller’s sea cow | Marine mammal - sirenian, Hunted for meat until extinct by 1768 |
| Tasmanian Wolf | Marsupial - looked like wolf with tiger stripes on its back and tail, but it was more closely related to kangaroos |
| Moas | Giant flightless birds inhabited the islands of New Zealand |
| PLEISTOCENE MEGAFAUNA | Woolly mamoth and sabertooth cat. Cause of extinction unclear, possible climate changes |
| Heath Hen | Relative of prairie chicken, Killed by hunting, predators and disease |
| Dusky Seaside Sparrow | East coast of Florida until 1987. Extinction due to loss of habitat. |