I dare you to watch this and not get the feels. Rare and moving footage of six extinct animals taken before they were wiped out. It also features an eye watering list of every animal that has gone extinct since 1900.
1. Heath Hen - Extinct 1932
Heath hens in courtship rituals at the island of Martha's Vineyard in 1926 or 1927. This is the only known surviving footage of the heath hen. The film was made seven years before the bird went extinct due to mass hunting.
2. Thylacine - Extinct 1936
The thylacine was the largest known carnivorous marsupial, also known as the Tasmanian tiger or the Tasmanian wolf. It was native to Australia, Tasmania and New Guinea. It became extinct due to hunting, disease, dogs and habitat loss.
3. Laysan Crake - Extinct 1944
The Laysan crake was a flightless bird from the Hawaiian Islands. It was wiped out in 1944 by habitat loss and war.
4. Golden Toad - Extinct 1989
The golden toad was last sighted in 1989 in Costa Rica, and is now believed to be extinct. This toad ...
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