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Extinction Week Recap

10,000 Birds

And some of the extinctions were of small animals, like the many dwarf goats and elephants in the Mediterranean. As climates are transformed, habitats plundered, and nonnative fauna carried to virgin hunting grounds, extinction rates are increasing. The Mysterious Starling – “Killed Hopping About in a Tree”. Comebackers.

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Mega Rarity Tour of New Zealand – Extinction Special

10,000 Birds

And of course you’ll be keen to keep an eye open for Mantell’s Moa , one of ten species you should see on your tour. Of course, excited as you will be by these magnificent ratites, we have other targets here. There are few sights on Earth more astonishing than the largest flying predator making its kill.