Big Animals Going Extinct
In 2019 the bird known as the Little Blue Macaw because of its vibrant blue feathers was declared extinct in the wild.
Big animals going extinct. Macaws can be big or small but they comprise the worlds largest parrots. Humans have eliminated most large animals from the world over the last 125000 years according to a study by the University of New Mexico. The WWF says global animal populations have reduced by almost two-thirds since 1970.
Extinct Animals 1. The dodo was a flightless bird that was native to Mauritius in the Indian Ocean. Their greatest threats are habitat loss and diseases.
Here is the list of top 10 most amazing extinct animals. Find us on Facebo. The Earth is currently experiencing its sixth major animal extinction event.
Captive breeding programs have rebounded their. Loss of habitat hunting and illegal trapping are causing these macaw varieties the Glaucous Little Blue and Idigo to disappear. Also because they could take shelter in water these reptiles.
10 Recently Extinct Birds. The life for the dodo came to an abrupt end in the 1600s when European explorers landed on Mauritius and the Dutch sailors ate the beast to extinction. By 2000 they were extinct in the wild.
Along with mammals turtles and crocodiles which can lay hundreds of eggs at a time managed to survive the mass extinction. They were 50 feet long weighed. The oryx is prized for its long antler.