#AdventuresInHistory!
#OTD #TDIH #July3, 1844: The last pair of #GreatAuks is killed. #ExtinctBirds #ExtinctAnimals #Extinctions #LastOfTheirSpecies #SpeciesMadeExtinctByHumans #AnimalSky
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_auk

#OTD #TDIH #June24, 2012 #DOTD: #RIP: #LonesomeGeorge, #PintaIslandTortoise, #LastOfTheirSpecies #dies at the age of 102. #Extinctions #GalapagosTortoises #GalapagosIslands
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lonesom...