#6 Great Auk - Extinct 1852 The Great Auk, a flightless seabird sometimes called the garefowl or penguin, vanished from Earth in the mid-19th century, having first appeared around 400,000 years ago.

Earth looked much different not just millions, but even decades and centuries ago. Many animal species that once existed are ...

Few people know that the Zebra had a close relative, native to South Africa, that went extinct in the late 1800s. Here’s its story. Countless species have come and gone in the short history of life on ...