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EXTINCT-ANIMALS, PLACES, PLANTS
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EXTINCT ANIMALS
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Golden toad (1989)The golden toad is not the only species to disappear in the past 40 years, but it might Just be the brightest. This fluorescent amphibian was found in the high-altitude Ridges of costa rica, but thanks to pollution, global warming and fungal skin Infections, the species became extinct in 1989.
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Zanzibar leopard (1996)One of several subspecies of leopard, the zanzibar leopard made its home on the Zanzibar archipelago of tanzania. It's still unclear whether this large cat is technically Extinct — there are occasional unconfirmed sightings.
Cause of extinction: locals believed the leopards were kept by witches, and Aggressively hunted them. The animals were seen as evil predators that must be Exterminated — and even the government was in on the campaign. In the mid-'90s There was a short-lived conservation effort but it was deemed too little, too late.
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Po'ouli (2004)A native of Maui, Hawaii, the po'ouli, or black-faced honeycreeper, was only Discovered in the 1970s. The birds inhabited the southwestern slope of Haleakala volcano. But the population declined rapidly, and by 1997 there were only Three known po'ouli left. Efforts to mate the remaining birds failed and the species Was formally declared extinct seven years later.
Cause of extinction: habitat loss, along with disease, predators and a decline in its Food source — native tree snails — are all seen as reasons for the bird's demise.
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West African black rhinoceros (2006)The majestic west African black rhino was declared extinct in 2006, after Conservationists failed to find any in their last remaining habitat in Cameroon. The west African black rhino was one of four subspecies of rhinoceros.
Cause of extinction: poachers hunted the rhino for its horn, which is believed By some in Yemen and china to possess aphrodisiacal powers.
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QUAGGA: half zebra, half horse (extinct since 1883)
Quaggas were once native to what is now south africa, and are called by their name after the Sound that they, and other zebra species, are said to make. Due to over-hunting and planned extermination, (don't want them competing with the Livestock!) Quaggas went extinct near the end of the 19th century. Only one hundred years Earlier they filled the south african plains.
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The south china tiger
The south china tiger, which scientists believe is the ancestor of all other tiger Sub-species, has become extinct, according to the zoological society of london And other experts.
Causes: today, due to habitat loss caused by deforestation, and hunting by human poachers, The south china tiger is extinct
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EXTINCT PLACES
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American west
Strewn across the dusty ground is the wreckage of a wetland forest that suddenly wilted and died 215 million years ago.
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Fortification hill
Located in the lake mead national recreation area, fortification hill is an extinct volcano that has become popular with hikers. It is especially well traveled in the spring, when flowers bloom on the mesa, and in winter when the air is cool and crisp but not too cold. In summer, it can be a challenge owing to the heat as well as the
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Ur was the most important port on the Persian gulf. It was also a rich city, which Held huge amounts of luxury items crafted from precious metals and semi-precious Stones imported from throughout the known world. Because of possible drought, Or changing river patterns ur was no longer inhabited after 500 BC. It remained a Holy site, however, and a burial site for people around the region. When Archaeologists began sincere excavations in the mid 1850s, they discovered an Immense necropolis, or city of the dead. 100,000 citizens occupied UR at its height.
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YinxuAn old village of 120,000 on the human river, yinxu was reborn as the capital of the Shang dynasty. It would be abandoned with the beginning of the zhou dynasty. The city is a major archaeological site for its immense deposits of oracle bones, Which contain the earliest form of chinese writing. Pieces of ox bone and tortoise Shell were inscribed using a bronze pin, heated until the bone cracked and then Presented for divination. Later when the tradition changed to ink and brush, entire Genealogies and city histories were written on the fragments and deposited in Central pits.
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KAIFENG– for centuries, because of its central location on four major canals, Kaifeng Was the capital city for a huge swath of china. By 1200, the city was surrounded by Three rings of walls to offset the vulnerability. Despite the fortifications, Kaifeng Was an early casualty in what would become a forty-year war with the Mongols — it was sacked and its residents numbering 1,000,000 fled in 1234. Kaifeng is also Home to the Kaifeng Jews, the most ancient Jewish population in china.
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In 2002, the ST HELENA olive had been lost from the wild and persisted only Precariously, as one cultivated individual, but since then this individual Has died, making this species totally extinct. This olive was a relatively Low and spreading tree with numerous branches and dark brown to Black bark.
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ACACIA KINGIANA was a species of wattle that occurred in an area north east of waging In the Avon wheat belt region of south-west western Australia. It has been declared Extinct under the Australia's environment protection and biodiversity conservation act 1999, and western Australia's wildlife conservation act 1950. It is described as A bushy shrub between two and three meters tall, with 10 millimeter long and two Millimeter wide phyllodes flowers. It grew in gravelly soil.
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CYANEA DOLICHOPODA was a species of shrub in the bellflower family that was endemic to Kauai. It was discovered in 1990 and has not been located in the wild since 1992. Like other Cyanea it is known as haha in Hawaiian.
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Scientific name LOGANIA DEPRESSA HOOK.F.Type status type fragmentCommon / Maori name angiosperms, angiosperm, flowering plants flowering plantCountry collected New ZealandRegion collected North Island, Wellington Date collected 22 Feb 1847