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I thought I\u2019d continue with Monday\u2019s theme by listing some of the animals thought to be extinct\u2014many of them having gone extinct in our lifetime. Let\u2019s start with the cats: The American cheetah no longer exists, neither does the Iberian lynx (deemed extinct in 2004). And at serious risk of extinction, with very few left in existence, are the lemur leopard and the Sumatran tiger.<\/p>\n
Also fairly recently found to be extinct are the African black rhinoceros (1911), the Pyrenean ibex (2000), Caribbean monk seal (2008), Tasmanian Tiger and Javan tiger.<\/p>\n
Here are a couple of sites with additional information: It lists eleven animals already extinct https:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2013\/10\/22\/11-extinct-animals_n_4078988.html<\/a><\/p>\n Here\u2019s an article featuring 100 recently extinct https:\/\/www.thoughtco.com\/recently-extinct-animals-1092157<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I thought I\u2019d continue with Monday\u2019s theme by listing some of the animals thought to be extinct\u2014many of them having gone extinct in our lifetime. Let\u2019s start with the cats: The American cheetah no longer exists, neither does the Iberian … Continue reading