Extinct Animals

1

What large, flightless bird native to Mauritius went extinct in the late 1600s?

1

The moa

2

The cassowary

3

The condor

4

The dodo

2

Which extinct animal was the largest known land mammal, resembling a hornless rhinoceros?

1

Giant ground sloth

2

Dinotherium

3

Steller's sea cow

4

Paraceratherium

3

The thylacine, also known as the Tasmanian tiger, was native to which country?

1

Argentina

2

Australia

3

Brazil

4

India

4

Which Ice Age creature, related to the elephant, went extinct around 4,000 years ago?

1

Woolly rhinoceros

2

Short-faced bear

3

Woolly mammoth

4

Woolly walrus

5

What predator was the largest known shark species and went extinct over 3 million years ago?

1

Megalodon

2

Giant Hammerhead

3

Great White Shark

4

Lemon Shark

6

Which extinct bird from New Zealand could grow up to 12 feet tall and was hunted by the Māori?

1

The kiwi

2

The emu

3

The flightless parrot

4

The moa

7

What amphibious animal, once the largest lake fish in Lake Huron and Michigan, was declared extinct in the 20th century?

1

The bullfrog

2

The giant clam

3

The bluegill sunfish

4

The deepwater cisco

8

Which striped zebra-like animal from South Africa went extinct in the late 19th century?

1

The quagga

2

The striped hyena

3

The African wild donkey

4

The Tasmanian emu

9

What small bird from North America went extinct in the early 20th century, with the last known individual dying in 1914?

1

The common sparrow

2

The eastern meadowlark

3

The passenger pigeon

4

The ruby-throated hummingbird

10

What extinct flightless bird was native to the North Atlantic and often mistaken for a penguin?

1

The great auk

2

The giant puffin

3

The emperor gull

4

The South American skua

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