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101Kidz
: Wildlife : Vanishing Wild
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Is our planet only meant for human habitation? This is what they ask.
Great Auk : This penguin
like bird which resided in the north Atlantic are now extinct. As
they
didn't how to fly, the hunters mercilessly slaughtered the defenseless
creatures by smashing their heads with rods and sticks.
Dodo : A leg in the British museum, a head in the Copenhagen museum
and few bones in Prague are the remains of a magnificent bird which
inhabited Mauritius.
Labrador Duck : Due to over hunting, this bird became extinct in
north America in the year 1875.
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Some
Of The Extinct Birds
| Name |
Location |
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| Arabian
ostrich |
Saudi Arabia |
| Tasmanian emu |
Tasmania |
| Spectacled
cormorant |
Bering
Island |
| Indian pink
headed duck |
India |
| Labrador
duck |
Eastern
North America |
| Coue's
gadwall |
Washington
island |
| New Zealand
quail |
New Zealand |
| Himalayan
quail |
Himalayas |
| Hawaiian
rail |
Hawaii |
| Samoa wood
rail |
Samoa |
| Eskimo
Curlew |
North
America |
| Mauritius
blue pigeon |
Mauritius |
| Passenger
pigeon |
Eastern
North America |
| Puerto Rican
blue pigeon |
Puerto Rico |
| Norfolk
Island parrot |
Norfolk
Islands |
| Guadalupe
parrot |
Guadalupe |
| Cuba red
macaw |
Cuba |
| Carolina
parakeet |
South
eastern USA |
| Seychelles
Island owl |
Seychelles |
| Puerto Rican
nighthawk |
Puerto Rico |
| Eyrean grass
wren |
Australia |
| Chatham
Island bellbird |
Chatham
Island |
| Kioea |
Hawaii |
| Ochu oo |
Hawaii |
| Hawaiii oo |
Hawaii |
| Molokai oo |
Hawaii |
| Darwin's
ground finch |
Galapagos |
| Reunion
foddy |
Reunion |
| Bourbon
crested starling |
Reunion |
| Rufus
gazelle |
Algeria |
| Huia |
New Zealand |
| Bonin Island
Grosbeak weaver |
Bonin Island |
| Great Auk |
North
Atlantic |
| Dodo |
Mauritius |
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