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Dodo
Lived during the 17th century and became extinct due to overhunting and the introduction of invasive species.
Woolly Mammoth
Lived during the Late Pleistocene to early Holocene and likely went extinct due to a combination of climate change and hunting by humans.
Passenger Pigeon
Lived in North America and became extinct in the early 20th century due to massive-scale hunting and habitat destruction.
Tasmanian Tiger (Thylacine)
Existed from the Early Pliocene to the 20th century and became extinct due to overhunting, disease, and competition with dogs and humans.
Steller's Sea Cow
Existed during the Holocene and was hunted to extinction within 27 years of its discovery by Europeans.
Great Auk
Lived in the North Atlantic and became extinct in the mid-19th century due to excessive hunting for its feathers, meat, and oil.
Quagga
Lived during the 19th century in South Africa and became extinct due to hunting and competition with domestic livestock.
Ivory-billed Woodpecker
Existed in the southeastern United States and became extinct in the 20th century due to habitat destruction and hunting.
Megalodon
Lived during the Miocene to Pliocene epochs and extinction was likely due to climate change, falling sea levels, and loss of prey.
Saber-toothed Tiger (Smilodon)
Existed during the Pleistocene epoch and likely went extinct due to a combination of climate change and human activity.
Moa
Lived in New Zealand during the Holocene until about the 15th century when they became extinct due to overhunting by Polynesians.
Baiji (Chinese River Dolphin)
Existed until the 21st century and became functionally extinct due to habitat loss, pollution, and being caught in fishing gears.
Pyrenean Ibex
Existed in the Iberian Peninsula until 2000 and was driven to extinction by hunting, competition with domestic animals, and disease.
Japanese Sea Lion
Existed along the Japanese archipelago and Korean Peninsula until the 1970s, driven to extinction by overfishing and habitat destruction.
Western Black Rhinoceros
Existed until 2011 in western Africa, with extinction primarily due to poaching for its horn and habitat loss.
Bali Tiger
Lived on the Indonesian island of Bali until the 1930s when it became extinct primarily due to hunting and habitat loss.
Irish Elk
Existed during the Late Pleistocene to Early Holocene and likely went extinct due to climate change and habitat loss.
Haast's Eagle
Lived in New Zealand until about the 15th century, went extinct due to the disappearance of its prey, the Moa, following human settlement.
Atlas Bear
Existed in North Africa until the 19th century, driven to extinction by overhunting and habitat loss.
Cave Lion
Lived during the Pleistocene epoch, likely became extinct due to a combination of climate change and human interaction.
Gastric-brooding Frog
Existed in Australia until the mid-1980s, extinction likely caused by habitat destruction, pollution, and disease such as chytridiomycosis.
Toolache Wallaby
Lived in Australia until the 1930s, driven to extinction by hunting, habitat destruction, and introduced predators.
Bluebuck
Existed in South Africa until the late 18th century, became extinct due to overhunting and possibly diseases from domesticated animals.
Pinta Island Tortoise
Lived in the Galápagos Islands until the death of the last known individual in 2012, extinction caused by overexploitation and introduced species.
Aurochs
Existed across Europe, Asia, and North Africa until 1627, went extinct due to overhunting and the gradual loss of its habitat.
Tyrannosaurus Rex
Lived during the Late Cretaceous period and went extinct due to the Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction event.
Trilobite
Existed during the Paleozoic Era and became extinct in the Permian-Triassic extinction event.
Giant Ground Sloth
Lived during the Pleistocene to early Holocene and became extinct due to human hunting and environmental change.
Ankylosaurus
Existed during the Late Cretaceous and likely went extinct due to the Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction event.
Neanderthal
Lived approximately 40,000 years ago and became extinct possibly due to competition with Homo sapiens, climate change, and/or disease.
Stethacanthus
Existed during the Late Devonian to Carboniferous period and went extinct due to unclear reasons, possibly climate or habitat changes.
Short-faced Bear
Lived during the Pleistocene epoch in North America and became extinct likely due to climate change and loss of prey species.
Carolina Parakeet
Lived in the eastern United States and became extinct in the early 20th century due to deforestation, hunting for feathers, and disease.
Zanzibar Leopard
Believed to be extinct since the 1990s on Zanzibar due to hunting as they were considered evil omens by locals, as well as habitat loss.
Tasmanian Emu
Existed in Tasmania, went extinct in the 19th century due to hunting and habitat clearing by European settlers.
Sea Mink
Lived along the coasts of New England and the Maritimes, went extinct in the late 19th or early 20th century due to intensive hunting for its fur.
Dire Wolf
Existed during the Late Pleistocene in the Americas, went extinct approximately 10,000 years ago, likely due to climate change and loss of large prey.
Javan Tiger
Lived on the Indonesian island of Java, went extinct in the 1970s due to habitat destruction and hunting.
Chinese Paddlefish
Existed in the Yangtze River, declared extinct in 2020 due to overfishing, habitat fragmentation, and pollution.
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