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[[Image:Martha last passenger pigeon 1914.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Martha (Passenger Pigeon)|Martha]], the last [[Passenger Pigeon]], died in the Cincinnati Zoo in 1914]] |
[[Image:Martha last passenger pigeon 1914.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Martha (Passenger Pigeon)|Martha]], the last [[Passenger Pigeon]], died in the Cincinnati Zoo in 1914]] |
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The [[Passenger Pigeon]] became extinct on 1 September 1914, when the endling [[Martha (Passenger Pigeon)|Martha]] died at the [[Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden|Cincinnati Zoo]].<ref name="Endangered">{{cite web |url=http://www.endangeredspecieshandbook.org/dinos_eastern.php |year=1983 |publisher=[[Animal Welfare Institute]] |title=Endangered Species Handbook |format=pdf |accessdate=February 29, 2012}}</ref> |
The [[Passenger Pigeon]] became extinct on 1 September 1914, when the endling [[Martha (Passenger Pigeon)|Martha]] died at the [[Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden|Cincinnati Zoo]].<ref name="Endangered">{{cite web |url=http://www.endangeredspecieshandbook.org/dinos_eastern.php |year=1983 |publisher=[[Animal Welfare Institute]] |title=Endangered Species Handbook |format=pdf |accessdate=February 29, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Blythe|first=Anne|title=Extinct Carolina Parakeet still fascinates|url=http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/08/27/2299018/a-talkative-bird-gone-without.html|publisher=www.newsobserver.com|accessdate=27 January 2014|date=August 27, 2012}}</ref> |
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Incas, the last [[Carolina Parakeet]], died at the Cincinnati Zoo on 21 February 1918.<ref>{{cite web|last=Blythe|first=Anne|title=Extinct Carolina Parakeet still fascinates|url=http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/08/27/2299018/a-talkative-bird-gone-without.html|publisher=www.newsobserver.com|accessdate=27 January 2014|date=August 27, 2012}}</ref> |
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Booming Ben, a solitary [[Heath Hen]], was last seen 11 March 1932 on [[Martha's Vineyard]], Massachusetts.<ref>{{cite web|title=Heath Hen (Extinct)|url=http://www.avianweb.com/heathhen.html|publisher=Avian Web|accessdate=27 January 2014}}</ref> |
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On 7 September 1936 an endling died in [[Hobart Zoo]]. This endling was |
On 7 September 1936 an endling died in [[Hobart Zoo]]. This endling was [[Thylacine#"Benjamin" and searches|Benjamin]] (probably a female), the last [[thylacine]], also known as Tasmanian tiger.<ref>[http://www.nma.gov.au/shared/libraries/attachments/schools/resources/tangled_destinies/tangled_destinies_document/files/19806/tangled_destinies_full_colour.pdf http://www.nma.gov.au/shared/libraries/.../tangled_destinies_full_colour.pdf - PDF]</ref> |
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Celia, the last [[Pyrenean ibex]], was found dead on 6 January 2000 in the Spanish Pyrenees.<ref>{{cite web|title=Extinct ibex is resurrected by cloning|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/4409958/Extinct-ibex-is-resurrected-by-cloning.html|publisher=The Telegraph|accessdate=27 January 2014|author=Richard Gray and Roger Dobson|date=January 31, 2009}}</ref> |
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On 24 June 2012, [[Lonesome George]], who was the last known [[Chelonoidis nigra abingdonii|Pinta Island tortoise]] (''Chelonoidis nigra abingdonii''), died in his habitat.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/lonesome-george-last-of-his-kind-galapagos-tortoise-dies | title=Lonesome George, last-of-his-kind Galapagos tortoise, dies |date=24 June 2012 |publisher=Reuters}}</ref> |
On 24 June 2012, [[Lonesome George]], who was the last known [[Chelonoidis nigra abingdonii|Pinta Island tortoise]] (''Chelonoidis nigra abingdonii''), died in his habitat.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/lonesome-george-last-of-his-kind-galapagos-tortoise-dies | title=Lonesome George, last-of-his-kind Galapagos tortoise, dies |date=24 June 2012 |publisher=Reuters}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 05:58, 27 January 2014
Endling is one of the proposed names for an individual animal that is the last of its species or subspecies. Once the endling dies, the species becomes extinct. Alternative names put forth for the last individual of its kind include ender, terminarch, and relict.[1]
Notable examples
The quagga became extinct in the wild in the late 1870s, and the subspecies' endling died in captivity on 12 August 1883 at the Artis in Amsterdam.
The Passenger Pigeon became extinct on 1 September 1914, when the endling Martha died at the Cincinnati Zoo.[2][3]
Incas, the last Carolina Parakeet, died at the Cincinnati Zoo on 21 February 1918.[4]
Booming Ben, a solitary Heath Hen, was last seen 11 March 1932 on Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts.[5]
On 7 September 1936 an endling died in Hobart Zoo. This endling was Benjamin (probably a female), the last thylacine, also known as Tasmanian tiger.[6]
Celia, the last Pyrenean ibex, was found dead on 6 January 2000 in the Spanish Pyrenees.[7]
On 24 June 2012, Lonesome George, who was the last known Pinta Island tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra abingdonii), died in his habitat.[8]
See also
References
- ^ Jorgensen, Dolly (April 13, 2013). "Naming and claiming the last". Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ^ "Endangered Species Handbook" (pdf). Animal Welfare Institute. 1983. Retrieved February 29, 2012.
- ^ Blythe, Anne (August 27, 2012). "Extinct Carolina Parakeet still fascinates". www.newsobserver.com. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
- ^ Blythe, Anne (August 27, 2012). "Extinct Carolina Parakeet still fascinates". www.newsobserver.com. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
- ^ "Heath Hen (Extinct)". Avian Web. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
- ^ http://www.nma.gov.au/shared/libraries/.../tangled_destinies_full_colour.pdf - PDF
- ^ Richard Gray and Roger Dobson (January 31, 2009). "Extinct ibex is resurrected by cloning". The Telegraph. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
- ^ "Lonesome George, last-of-his-kind Galapagos tortoise, dies". Reuters. 24 June 2012.
External links
- Cut from history by Eric Freedman for Knight Center for Environmental Journalism
- Bringing Them Back to Life by Carl Zimmer for National Geographic Magazine.
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