Dodo
Although the dodo became extinct a good few hundred years ago in the 1600’s, it is one of the most famous animals that fell to extinction from endangered species. The flightless bird lived mainly on the islands of Madagascar and Mauritius. Sailors’ hunting was the main reason this animal is no longer a living species.
Dodo
Pinta Island Tortoise
“Lonesome George” was the name of the last surviving Pinta Island tortoise that would ever walk our planet. Even though everyone believed that none remained in existence, Lonesome George made an appearance in 1971. Conservationists worked to mate him with other types of tortoises but it failed. Lonesome George died on the 24th of June, 2012.
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Pinta Island Tortoise
