Biggest Animals That Are Extinct
We all know that some of the biggest animals that have ever roamed the planet were dinosaurs.
Biggest animals that are extinct. This video shows some of the animals that went extinct over the last 100 years with a timeline showing the decade of their untimely demise. A romping western black rhinoceros. One million animal and plant species are threatened with extinction worldwide.
These mammals could grow to eight feet long and weigh up to a quarter of a ton. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy Safety How YouTube works Test new features Press Copyright Contact us Creators. Standing 12-feet tall on its hind legs and weighing over a ton this bear probably couldve ripped the face off of every land animal currently in existence without too much trouble.
The recently extinct animal was once widespread on central Africas savannahs and shrublands but the population began a steep decline due to poaching. However 58 million years ago during the Paleocene the extinct Titanoboa snakes roamed the Earth being the largest and heaviest snake ever discovered. It was 7 feet tall with antlers as long as 12 feet which is the largest in any deer-like animal.
It is our duty to provide the appropriate care for the welfare of these animals. The scarcest of the three black rhino subspecies the western black rhino was recognized by the IUCN as extinct in 2011. The life for the dodo came to an abrupt end in the 1600s when European explorers landed on Mauritius and the Dutch sailors ate the beast to extinction.
Researchers estimate that the Titanoboa could have a total length of 12 meters 40 feet and weighed around 11 metric tons 2425 pounds. Especially in the last 100 years we can find lot of extinct animals. Unfortunately many animals no longer exist today.
If Megalodon would have existed the sea travel for humans would not have been possible. Its wingspan would stretch as far as 85 feet 26 meters and it could weigh up to 33 lbs 15 kg. The dodo was a flightless bird that was native to Mauritius in the Indian Ocean.