{"id":19914,"date":"2019-01-30T09:42:27","date_gmt":"2019-01-30T09:42:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/?p=19914"},"modified":"2019-09-24T10:27:35","modified_gmt":"2019-09-24T10:27:35","slug":"extinct-animals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/uk\/discover\/animals\/general-animals\/extinct-animals\/","title":{"rendered":"Extinct Animals…"},"content":{"rendered":"

Earth is home to lots of wonderful wildlife, but sadly, some species that once called our planet home today no longer exist. These are known as extinct animals. <\/strong><\/p>\n

And we\u2019re not just talking about roar-some<\/em> prehistoric dinosaurs<\/a>! There are \u2018recently extinct<\/strong>\u2019 animals, too \u2013 animals that have died out since the 1500s<\/strong>. Join us as we travel back in time to discover the sad stories of eight of these incredible creatures\u2026<\/p>\n

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Eight extinct animals<\/h2>\n

\"Extinct<\/a><\/p>\n

Dodo<\/span>
\nMauritius 1680s*<\/strong><\/h3>\n

All that remains today of the dodo are a few bones and partial skeletons \u2013 so it\u2019s no wonder we have the expression \u2018dead as a dodo<\/em>\u2019! But these chubby<\/strong>, flightless<\/strong> birds<\/strong> were once alive and well in the forests of Mauritius<\/strong>. Their tragic tale began in the 16th century<\/strong>, when Dutch sailors<\/strong> arrived on the island and hunted this brilliant bird. The main cause of the dodo\u2019s extinction, however, was the animals the sailors brought with them, such as cats<\/strong>, pigs<\/strong> and rats<\/strong> \u2013 they guzzled on dodo eggs<\/strong> and out-competed the birds for food, wiping them out by the 1680s.<\/p>\n

(* The year of extinction)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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\"Extinct<\/a><\/h3>\n

Great Auk<\/span>
\nRocky islands off the North Atlantic coast (1844)<\/h3>\n

The black-and-white great auk<\/strong> was once found around the North Atlantic<\/strong>, waddling around on craggy coasts \u2013 including in the UK \u2013 or swimming in the waves using its short wings. But during the early 19th century<\/strong>, the great auk was killed in huge numbers for its feathers<\/strong>, meat<\/strong> and oils<\/strong>, and because people believed it had supernatural powers<\/strong>. Unafraid of humans, the flightless<\/strong>, defenceless<\/strong> birds were very<\/em> easy to catch. Sailors would simply round them up and walk them onto ships<\/strong>, before bashing them on the head. Not an auk<\/em>-some ending.<\/p>\n

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\"Extinct<\/a>
\nThylacine<\/span>
\nTasmania, mainland Australia and New Guinea (1936)<\/h3>\n

Also known as the Tasmanian tiger<\/strong>, the thylacine<\/strong> was once the world\u2019s largest meat-eating marsupial<\/strong>. It looked a bit like a wolf<\/strong>, but had yellow-brown fur, stripes<\/strong> on its back and a thick, long tail. Its scientific name Thylacinus cynocephalus<\/em> is Greek for \u2018dog-headed pouched one.\u2019 Although populations suffered disease<\/strong> and habitat loss<\/strong>, it\u2019s believed humans<\/strong> were to blame for the thylacine\u2019s ultimate extinction. Since the fierce predators liked to feast on sheep and other livestock, European settlers were quick to kill them \u2013 in fact, the Tasmanian government even paid<\/strong> people to do so! The last known thylacine died in 1936, in Hobart Zoo, Australia<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\"Extinct<\/a><\/p>\n

Steller\u2019s Sea Cow<\/span>
\nBering Sea, north Pacific Ocean (1768)<\/h3>\n

German naturalist Georg W. Steller<\/strong> first studied and described this amazing animal in 1741, in the north Pacific Ocean. Related to today\u2019s manatees<\/strong> and dugongs<\/strong>, Steller\u2019s sea cows<\/strong> were huge marine mammals that grew up to 10m long<\/strong> \u2013 that\u2019s twice<\/em> the length of a large family car! Living in peaceful herds, they grazed on sea grass<\/strong>, kelp<\/strong> and algae<\/strong>. Sadly, sailors and seal hunters soon realised the animal\u2019s fatty meat<\/strong> provided a hefty food supply for their voyages and they began to hunt them, big time. The result? The Steller\u2019s sea cow became extinct just 27 years after being discovered<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Did you know we have a FREE downloadable Extinct Animals Primary Resource<\/a><\/em>? Great for teachers, homeschoolers and parents alike!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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\"Extinct<\/a>
\nAurochs<\/span>
\nEurope and Asia (1627)<\/h3>\n

Turn the clocks back several centuries, and you\u2019ll find huge, horned aurochs<\/strong> roaming the forests of Europe<\/strong> and parts of Asia<\/strong> \u2013 perfect hunting fodder for early humans. Today, all that remains of these colossal cattle are a few skeletons in museums, along with some prehistoric cave paintings<\/strong> of the big beasts in Lascaux Cave<\/strong>, France<\/strong><\/a>, which may date back 20,000 years! It\u2019s highly likely that aurochs are the ancestors of today\u2019s cows, but they were much, much bigger, growing up to 1.85m in height<\/strong> (way taller than the average man!). The last of the aurochs lived in Poland<\/strong>, where the bulky breed died out in 1627.<\/p>\n

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\"Extinct<\/a><\/h3>\n

Gastric Brooding Frog<\/span>
\nAustralia (1980s)<\/h3>\n

Tadpoles swim in ponds, right? Not the incredible gastric brooding frog’s<\/strong>. The females would ‘eat<\/strong>‘ their own frogspawn<\/strong>, brooding the tadpoles in their stomachs<\/strong> for 6-7 weeks, having ‘turned off’ their digestive juices and stopped eating food. They then ‘gave birth<\/strong>‘ to a brood of baby frogs by projectile vomiting<\/strong> them out of their mouths. Wow! Sadly, the Australian amphibians<\/strong> were wiped out within a decade of being discovered in 1973<\/strong>. But we have exciting news\u2026 by taking cells from gastric brooding frogs frozen in labs<\/strong> years ago, and inserting them into the eggs of today\u2019s living frogs, scientists hope to bring this super species back to life<\/strong>. Sick<\/em>!<\/p>\n

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\"Extinct<\/a><\/p>\n

Tecopa Pupfish<\/span>
\nCalifornia, USA (1981)<\/h3>\n

These fab little fish once swam in the waters of two hot springs in California<\/strong>\u2019s Death Valley<\/strong>, USA<\/strong><\/a>. Tiny but tough, the Tecopa pupfish<\/strong> had adapted
\nto withstand the 43\u00b0C waters. But in 1965<\/strong>, the springs where they lived were merged together to build a bathhouse<\/strong>, and the water became too hot<\/strong> and salty<\/strong> for the fish to survive. As a result, in 1970<\/strong>, the poor pupfish was added to the Endangered Species List<\/strong> \u2013 unfortunately, it was too late. By 1981<\/strong>, it was declared Extinct<\/strong> \u2013 another awful outcome of human development.<\/p>\n

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\"Extinct<\/a><\/p>\n

Baiji River Dolphin<\/span>
\nChina (2004)<\/h3>\n

In ancient Chinese folklore, the almost blind Baiji<\/strong> River dolphin<\/strong> was said to be the reincarnation of a princess who was drowned after refusing to marry a man she did not love. Sadly, the real-life story of the Baiji is just as tragic. Up until the 1950s, thousands of the small, pale grey aquatic animals splashed about in the murky waters<\/strong> of China<\/a>\u2019s Yangtze River<\/strong>. But, due to overfishing<\/strong>, collisions with ships<\/strong> and pollution<\/strong>, it\u2019s believed these mammals are now Extinct. While they’re still listed as Critically Endangered<\/strong> on the IUCN Red List <\/strong>(see right), there have been no confirmed sightings of this spectacular swimmer since 2004.<\/p>\n

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The IUCN Red List\u2026<\/span><\/h2>\n

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We often hear about animals and plants being \u2018Endangered<\/strong>\u2019 or \u2018Vulnerable<\/strong>\u2019, but what does this actually mean? To help work out which species need most help, the International Union for Conservation of Nature<\/strong> (IUCN<\/strong>), created the IUCN Red List<\/strong> of Threatened Species<\/strong> in 1964 \u2013 a system for classifying species according to the risk of extinction<\/strong> they face.<\/p>\n

So, how does the Red List<\/strong> work? After scientists have thoroughly evaluated a certain animal, plant or fungus, they place it in one of several categories on the Red List…<\/p>\n

Least Concern<\/strong> (LC<\/strong>)
\nWidespread and not in imminent danger
\nof being threatened. Phew!<\/p>\n

Near Threatened (NT)<\/strong>
\nA species that could in the near future be
\nplaced in a ‘threatened’ category (below).<\/p>\n

Vulnerable (VU)<\/strong>
\nFacing a high risk of extinction in the wild.<\/p>\n

Endangered (EN) <\/strong>
\nA species that’s facing a very<\/em> high risk
\nof extinction in the wild.<\/p>\n

Critically Endangered (CR)<\/strong>
\nFacing an extremely<\/em> high risk of extinction
\nin the wild.<\/p>\n

Extinct In The Wild (EW)<\/strong>
\nNo longer found in the wild. Populations are only found in zoos, botanical gardens or
\nbreeding programmes.<\/p>\n

Extinct (EX)<\/strong>
\nNo individuals exist in the wild, in captivity or cultivation.<\/p>\n

Different factors are taken into account before selecting the correct category, including current population size<\/strong>, rate of decline<\/strong> and geographic range. <\/strong>Scientists around the world regularly reassess the different species<\/strong> to see if there are any changes to the status of the species on the list. In this way, we can help preserve and protect our world\u2019s incredible nature. Fingers crossed!<\/p>\n

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What do you think of our list of extinct animals? Leave a comment below and let us know!<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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