Extinct animals

MEGALODON

• Megalodons are said to have existed over 20 through 2 millions years ago.

• They were extremely huge about 52.1 feet long.

Dodo birds

• Dodo birds were often hunted because they were a nice source of food for humans.

Archaeopteryx

• The Archaeopteryx was said to be about 1.6 feet tall.

• It lived around 150–155 million years ago.

Japanese sea lion

• The Japanese sea lion went extinct around the 1950’s which was not too long ago.

• This was a terrible loss and we will miss our lovely friend the Japanese sea lion always.

Great Auk

• This majestic bird has been extinct since the 19th century.

• They where about 30 inches tall and weighed maybe 11 pounds. Eventually they were hunted to extinction.

Great Bustard

• The great bustard went extinct in 1967.

• It used to roam the lands of Europe and Asia.

Guam flying fox

• The Guam flying fox fell to earth’s cruel will, due to hunting and habitat change.

Quagga

• The Quagga was a subspecies of zebra which died out in the late 1800’s.

ENDANGERED SPECIES

American Burying Beetle

• The American burying beetle likes to live in lands of which are undisturbed by humans.

Piping plover

• Piping plovers mainly live on beaches and feed off worms, insects, and crustaceans.

Leatherback sea turtle

• They can grow to be 6 and a half feet and weigh up to 2000 pounds.

Shortnose Sturgeon

• They are found in fast-moving freshwater environments.

• This species can live from 30-67 years of age.

Sei Whale

There are around only 54,000 Sei whales left in the world today because of whaling.

Fender's Blue Butterfly

• The Fender's Blue Butterfly’s habitat has been developed for farmland so it has no where to live now.

Marquesan Kingfisher

• This lovely kingfisher is threatened by the habitat loss of French Polynesia.

California Condor

• The California condor is endangered because of poaching, lead poisoning, and habitat destruction.