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a side by side comparison of a typical carolina parakeet (conuropsis carolinensis) with an unusual ‘blue’ specimen. it is believed that the blue variants of this bird were a subspecies found in the southern part of the now-extinct carolina parakeet’s former range. source
On the 12th of August, 1883, the last captive Quagga died, with the last known wild one dying in 1878. The only photographed one was a female at the London Zoo, pictured below.
The Quagga was a subspecies of the Plains Zebra, and lived in South Africa (and was the southernmost Zebra!).
They lived in large herds, consisting of one stallion with several mares, with some staying in one herd for their entire lives. At night, one member of the herd would stay awake while the others slept to look for danger. Other members would periodically wake up during this time to grazing close to the herd. Like other Zebras, they would remove bugs from their herd mates manes and backs by nibbling one another. For members who were slow for any reason, whether young, sick or disability, the herd would match their pace, making sure they would not get left behind. If a member did, the herd would let out a unique call that the stallion used.
It is believed that the Quagga was the best candidate for domestication, and there was one Quagga-Horse hybrid in the 1810’s-1820’s.
They are most known for their unique patterning. The Quagga had a white underbelly and legs, a reddish and brown body, and thick dark stripes that faded as they reached the shoulders. This pelt would become one of the reasons they were hunted, the other being that early Dutch colonizers believed that they were competition for their grazing live-stock.
So more recent genetics studies on zebras have revealed that the plains zebras don't really have any subspecies, so the quagga wasn't even a completely separate population, just the southernmost plains zebra, the coat pattern may be nothing more a local variation.
On the 12th of August, 1883, the last captive Quagga died, with the last known wild one dying in 1878. The only photographed one was a female at the London Zoo, pictured below.
The Quagga was a subspecies of the Plains Zebra, and lived in South Africa (and was the southernmost Zebra!).
They lived in large herds, consisting of one stallion with several mares, with some staying in one herd for their entire lives. At night, one member of the herd would stay awake while the others slept to look for danger. Other members would periodically wake up during this time to grazing close to the herd. Like other Zebras, they would remove bugs from their herd mates manes and backs by nibbling one another. For members who were slow for any reason, whether young, sick or disability, the herd would match their pace, making sure they would not get left behind. If a member did, the herd would let out a unique call that the stallion used.
It is believed that the Quagga was the best candidate for domestication, and there was one Quagga-Horse hybrid in the 1810’s-1820’s.
They are most known for their unique patterning. The Quagga had a white underbelly and legs, a reddish and brown body, and thick dark stripes that faded as they reached the shoulders. This pelt would become one of the reasons they were hunted, the other being that early Dutch colonizers believed that they were competition for their grazing live-stock.
On this day, in 1844, the last confirmed pair of Great Auks would be killed, along with their egg.
The Great Auk was a flightless bird of the Alcidae family, under the genus Pinguinus. Despite the name, they are not related to penguins, instead penguins were named after them!
The Great Auk lived up north and mated for life, and they lived in large colonies on rocky islands during breeding season. They would have one egg a year.
Although the Great Auk became illegal to kill in 1775 Great Britain, they had become wanted by European collectors and were still being killed in North America, eventually leading to its extinction.
Oh hey, it’s Great Auk August! I made this post for their extinction day, but thought to put some more info!
There are 75 Great Auk eggs in museums today, and remains of the bird have been in places like Florida and Spain (that is a lot of swimming!)! They were fairly clumsy on land due to their legs being far back on their body, but they were amazing swimmers and spent most time at sea.
They were also important to a lot of native people’s culture, and many people have been found buried with the bones and skins of Great Auks. The Beothuks in specific made pudding out of their eggs. However, these huntings would’ve contributed very little to the endangerment and extinction of them.
Before migrating to Eldey, the island where the last pair were found, few lived on an island called Geirfuglasker, which became a refuge for the bird. However, a volcanic eruption in 1830 brought the island below water, and they moved to Eldey.
On this day, in 1844, the last confirmed pair of Great Auks would be killed, along with their egg.
The Great Auk was a flightless bird of the Alcidae family, under the genus Pinguinus. Despite the name, they are not related to penguins, instead penguins were named after them!
The Great Auk lived up north and mated for life, and they lived in large colonies on rocky islands during breeding season. They would have one egg a year.
Although the Great Auk became illegal to kill in 1775 Great Britain, they had become wanted by European collectors and were still being killed in North America, eventually leading to its extinction.
Happy Javan Tiger July everyone!
The Javan Tiger is an extinct population of Sudan Island Tigers and is related to the (also extinct) Bali Tiger, and the (critically endangered) Sumatran Tiger! The Javan Tiger lived in Java, a indonesian island.
Compared to other tigers, the Javan Tiger was smaller (though bigger than the Bali Tiger), and supposedly had the longest whiskers when it came to tigers! For awhile, they were considered their own subspecies due to anatomical differences in the occipital plane! They had narrow faces and noses.
They are a very recent extinction, being declared in 1994.
i had a dream jerma was playing street fighter but his opponent was Pyramid head from silent hill (ive never played that game) and he accidentally balanced a bomb on his head and he couldnt stop laughing and pyramid head died. like not like street fighter KO i mean genuinely died. afterwards he continued laughing like this was the funniest thing he’d ever seen
Bilbo Baggins more like Bimbo Baggins am I right *crowd boos* *tomatoes get thrown at me*
Man I cant wait to start writing *scrolls through tumblr* *scrolls through tumblr* *scrolls through tumblr*
I’m reading Houseki no Kuni/Land of the lustrous for the first time. When does Phos get happier
when a kitty goes meow and rubs its head against your leg. thats God right there.
