In the vast universe of stars, there is a blue star that gives birth to life, which is the earth.
About 2 million years ago, when human beings were born on Earth, this lovely planet prepared a beautiful and comfortable living environment for human beings - vast land, vast oceans, dense forests, green mountains, green grasslands, fresh air, clear rivers, charming lakes - beautiful nature!
There are many animals that coexist with humans and live together on the earth, but with the development of human beings, for the selfish interests of some people, they began to attack some animals, resulting in the extinction of these animals.
What should have been a carefree life in nature has fallen into the hands of human beings. Today, we will take stock of 10 species of animals that have become extinct at the hands of humans.
Bali Tiger
Living in the tropical rainforest of northern Bali, Indonesia, it is the smallest tiger in the modern tiger species, less than 1/3 of the size of other tigers, with a body length of 1.15 meters and a weight of 100 kilograms.
Because of the delicate fur and bones that can be used as medicinal herbs, the Balinese tiger has become a target for wealth. After the last Balinese tiger in sight was shot on September 27, 1937, the smaller Bali tiger went extinct.
Spotted donkey
A subspecies of common zebras that live in southern Africa, with a body length of 2.7 meters, a tail of nearly 1 meter, and weighs about 410 kg.
Under human predation, leather collection, and domestication, the world's last captured spotted donkey died in a zoo in August 1883.
Pinta Island tortoises
Living on Pinta Island in the Colon Archipelago of Ecuador, the South American country, it was once the largest turtle, with a male body length of 97.8 cm.
In 1972, the last indigenous turtle, "George", was found and spent his life at the Turtle Center, where he died on June 24, 2012, and the species went extinct.
It has been confirmed that from the middle of the 19th century to the beginning of the 20th century, a large number of turtle shells were collected, resulting in a sharp decline in the number.
baiji
It lives in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, Dongting Lake, Poyang Lake, Qiantang River and other waters in China, and is known as the "giant panda in the water".
The white-sided dolphin is a very old animal, older than the giant panda. However, with the development of human beings, the loss of habitat, the management of the Yangtze River navigation, and the rise of the fishing industry, the population of the white dolphin has declined sharply, especially during the "Great Leap Forward" in China, the traditional honorable status of the white dolphin was condemned as the "river goddess", and a factory was set up to produce leather bags, and the raw material used was the skin of the porpoise, which also had the skin of the white dolphin, but it was closed soon after.
The last time a white-sided dolphin was found in the wild was a stranded dead body found in the Nanjing section of the Yangtze River in 2004. In November 2006 and December 2006, a comprehensive visual and auditory survey failed to find a white dolphin in the Yangtze River. In subsequent detections, no trace of the white-sided dolphin was found.
dodo
The dodo, also known as the Mauritian bird, the dove, and the lone pigeon, is a flightless bird that is only produced on the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean.
It is the only extinct bird in Mauritius to be designated as a national bird, and only 200 years after its discovery, it was extinct due to human hunting and habitat occupation, and it is one of the most famous extinct animals besides dinosaurs.
moa
The moa is one of several species of giant and flightless birds that have lived in New Zealand history, and of the giant moa birds with an average height of about 3 meters, the largest is about 3.6 meters tall and weighs about 250 kg.
Under the indiscriminate killing of humans and the hunting of natural enemies, 1800 was the last year that people could catch moa birds.
Cape Lion
The Cape Lion, also known as the Cape Lion and the Cape Town Lion, is an extinct subspecies of lion in the world, with a shoulder height of 1.2 meters and a tail length of up to 3.34 meters.
The Cape Lion became extinct in 1865 and was hunted by local hunters and farmers to protect them from the cold and sell them for money.
Bunny ear bag beaver
The bunny-shaped possum, also known as the bunny ear possum, is a rabbit-like possum. They are much smaller than the rabbit-eared possum, weighing only 300-450 grams.
The rabbit-shaped possum was first discovered in 1887, until the Europeans set foot in Australia, introduced foxes, cats, wild boar and other predators, so that the rabbit-shaped possum with few natural enemies suffered a catastrophe, excessive hunting and habitat destruction, so that the rabbit-shaped possum became extinct in 1932.
Passenger pigeons
As the name suggests, a pigeon that likes to travel, with a body length of 35 to 41 cm and a weight of about 250 to 340 grams.
In the 17th century, not long after europeans discovered the American continent, due to the delicious meat of passenger pigeons, it became the food of these people, and began a large commercial hunt. In 1900, the last wild passenger pigeon was shot, and on September 1, 1914, the last captive passenger pigeon died, representing the extinction of the passenger pigeon.
thylacine
The thylacine lives in the rainforest of New Guinea, the Australian steppe and other places, with a shoulder height of about 58 cm, a body length of about 180 cm, this length includes a tail of 48-61 cm; and a weight of 30 kg.
Hated by herders for being suspected of attacking sheep, the government began to hunt and kill with rewards and encouragement, and by the time the government wanted to stop killing, it was too late. In 1936, a reared thylacine died due to the negligence of the administrator, marking the extinction of the thylacine.
Animals share the earth with humans, and cannot force animals to a dead end because of their own selfish desires, so in order to develop for a long time, the protection of wild animals cannot be delayed and jointly create a beautiful earth.