<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>Its Nature&#187; Recently Extinct</title> <atom:link href="http://www.itsnature.org/category/rip/recently/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.itsnature.org</link> <description>Its nature offers you interesting information and facts on the natural world</description> <lastBuildDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2011 19:49:44 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1</generator> <item><title>Mesopropithecus</title><link>http://www.itsnature.org/rip/recently/mesopropithecus/</link> <comments>http://www.itsnature.org/rip/recently/mesopropithecus/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 12 Jan 2011 08:58:34 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Angela Han</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Recently Extinct]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.itsnature.org/?p=5845</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Mesopropithecus is an extinct small to medium-sized lemur from Madagascar. 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This rat was thought to have dispersed into Jamaica during the last glacial period, and is known via 3 specimens that were collected live during the 19th century. In addition, it is commonly seen as a sub-fossil in caves. Holotypes of the Jamaican Rice Rat [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.itsnature.org/rip/recently/jamaican-rice-rat/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Plesiorycteropus</title><link>http://www.itsnature.org/rip/recently/plesiorycteropus/</link> <comments>http://www.itsnature.org/rip/recently/plesiorycteropus/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 21 Oct 2010 14:25:23 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Angela Han</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Recently Extinct]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.itsnature.org/?p=5269</guid> <description><![CDATA[Also known as the Malagasy aardvark or bibymalagasy, the Plesiorycteropus is a recently extinct mammal from Madagascar. Knowledge of the skeletol anatomy of the Plesiorycteropus is limited, as only partial skeletons have been recovered to date. Reconstruction of the mysterious Pleistocene mammal, Plesiorycteropus madagascarensis, as an aardvark-like animal. It was first described as Plesiorycteropus madagascariensis [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.itsnature.org/rip/recently/plesiorycteropus/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Huia</title><link>http://www.itsnature.org/rip/recently/huia/</link> <comments>http://www.itsnature.org/rip/recently/huia/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 21 Oct 2010 03:14:59 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Angela Han</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Recently Extinct]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.itsnature.org/?p=5229</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Huia was the largest species of New Zealand wattlebird. It was endemic to New Zealand&#8217;s North Island until the early 20th century. The last confirmed sighting of a Huia was in 1907 at the Tararua Ranges. There were credible sightings reported in 1922 near Wellington, and the last reported sighting was in the early [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.itsnature.org/rip/recently/huia/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Babakotia</title><link>http://www.itsnature.org/rip/recently/babakotia/</link> <comments>http://www.itsnature.org/rip/recently/babakotia/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 17 Oct 2010 12:42:37 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Angela Han</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Recently Extinct]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.itsnature.org/?p=5194</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Babakotia was a medium-sized genus of lemur that is currently extinct. It was originally from Madagascar, and its genus only contained one species – the Babakotia radofilai. Together with some other animals that are now extinct, they formed the Palaeopropithecidae family which are more commonly known as sloth lemurs. A painting of what the [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.itsnature.org/rip/recently/babakotia/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Great Auk</title><link>http://www.itsnature.org/rip/recently/great-auk/</link> <comments>http://www.itsnature.org/rip/recently/great-auk/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 02 Oct 2010 14:14:48 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Angela Han</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Recently Extinct]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.itsnature.org/?p=5018</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Great Auk was a large and flightless bird that became extinct in the mid-19th century. It was formerly of the genus Alca, and the only modern species in the genus Pinguinus, which is a group of birds that are from the Atlantic Ocean region. 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Even today it is [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.itsnature.org/rip/japanese-sea-lion/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Baiji</title><link>http://www.itsnature.org/rip/baiji/</link> <comments>http://www.itsnature.org/rip/baiji/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 17:13:19 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Extinct Species]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Recently Extinct]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.itsnature.org/?p=2511</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Baiji is a now extinct species of river dolphin that lived exclusively in the Yangtze River in China. The Baiji or Goddess of the Yangtze was known by a number of different names such as Yangtze Dolphin, Chinese River Dolphin, Whitefin Dolphin and the Yangtze River Dolphin. Although the Baiji is currently believed to [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.itsnature.org/rip/baiji/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Pig-footed Bandicoot</title><link>http://www.itsnature.org/rip/pig-footed-bandicoot/</link> <comments>http://www.itsnature.org/rip/pig-footed-bandicoot/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 15:57:55 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Extinct Species]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Recently Extinct]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.itsnature.org/?p=2503</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Pig-footed Bandicoot was a small marsupial around the size of a small cat that was found in Australia. Currently the Pig-footed Bandicoot is classed as extinct however recent studies in 2007 led many a researcher to believe there may still be a small population that is currently unknown to mankind. Its safe to say [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.itsnature.org/rip/pig-footed-bandicoot/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Moa-nalo</title><link>http://www.itsnature.org/rip/moa-nalo/</link> <comments>http://www.itsnature.org/rip/moa-nalo/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 07:29:40 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Extinct Species]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Recently Extinct]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.itsnature.org/?p=2399</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Moa-nalo were a species of ducks that were similar physically to geese and native to the larger of the Hawaiian Islands in the pacific. 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Said to grow to around 40cm in length these large parrots are still relatively unknown however they were reported to inhabit both [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.itsnature.org/rip/norfolk-island-kaka/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Bluebuck</title><link>http://www.itsnature.org/rip/bluebuck/</link> <comments>http://www.itsnature.org/rip/bluebuck/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:28:46 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Extinct Species]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Recently Extinct]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.itsnature.org/?p=2256</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Bluebuck is an extinct species of &#8216;blue&#8217; antelope that was first encountered by European settlers back in the 17th century on the south west coast of Africa. It is believed that the species was in decline prior to the arrival of Europeans who relentlessly hunted the Bluebuck and turned its habitat into farmland. The [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.itsnature.org/rip/bluebuck/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Aepyornis</title><link>http://www.itsnature.org/rip/aepyornis/</link> <comments>http://www.itsnature.org/rip/aepyornis/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:43:38 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Extinct Species]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Recently Extinct]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.itsnature.org/?p=2243</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Aepyornis or otherwise known as the the &#8216;elephant bird&#8217; is a species of giant flightless bird that is believed to have become extinct around the 17th century. The Aepyornis was the largest species of bird in the world and was exclusive to Madagascar. Weighing at at around half a ton the Aepyornis was massive [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.itsnature.org/rip/aepyornis/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Caspian Tiger</title><link>http://www.itsnature.org/rip/recently/caspian-tiger/</link> <comments>http://www.itsnature.org/rip/recently/caspian-tiger/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2008 22:34:15 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Ezoic</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Recently Extinct]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.itsnature.org/rip/recently/caspian-tiger/</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Caspian tiger is also known as the Persian tiger and was known to be a beautiful animal, thought it is thought to have become extinct by the late 1950s. There have been several supposed sightings of the tiger since then, but nothing has been proved, which means that the species is truly extinct or [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.itsnature.org/rip/recently/caspian-tiger/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>37</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Tasmanian Tiger</title><link>http://www.itsnature.org/rip/recently/tasmanian-tiger/</link> <comments>http://www.itsnature.org/rip/recently/tasmanian-tiger/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 22:51:22 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Ezoic</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Recently Extinct]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.itsnature.org/rip/recently/tasmanian-tiger/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Thylacine is the real name for Tasmanian tiger. It was the largest known carnivorous marsupial of modern times. It is believed to have become extinct in the 20th century. Its dwelling is in Australia and New Guinea. Thylacine is the actual for the tiger, though; Tasmanian is the name which is more commonly used. Although [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.itsnature.org/rip/recently/tasmanian-tiger/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>12</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Newfoundland Wolf</title><link>http://www.itsnature.org/rip/recently/newfoundland-wolf/</link> <comments>http://www.itsnature.org/rip/recently/newfoundland-wolf/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2008 13:35:06 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Ezoic</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Recently Extinct]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://wp.itsnature.org/rip/recently/newfoundland-wolf/</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Newfoundland was a subspecies of the grey wolf, which is a predator with whom the cattlemen and ranchers still take issue today. The Newfoundland wolf lived on the island of Newfoundland which is off the east coast of Canada. The Newfoundland wolf was a large wolf which was said to be white, with a [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.itsnature.org/rip/recently/newfoundland-wolf/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>10</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Cave Bear</title><link>http://www.itsnature.org/rip/recently/cave-bear/</link> <comments>http://www.itsnature.org/rip/recently/cave-bear/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2008 13:34:03 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Ezoic</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Recently Extinct]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://wp.itsnature.org/rip/recently/cave-bear/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Was a species of bear which was related to the brown bear or grizzly bear of modern times. It lived and ranged in Europe and went extinct about the end of the ice age, which ended about 20 thousand years ago. Fossils of the bear were found primarily in caves, which is where the bear [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.itsnature.org/rip/recently/cave-bear/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Passenger Pigeon</title><link>http://www.itsnature.org/rip/recently/passenger-pigeon/</link> <comments>http://www.itsnature.org/rip/recently/passenger-pigeon/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2008 13:32:46 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Ezoic</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Recently Extinct]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://wp.itsnature.org/rip/recently/passenger-pigeon/</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Passenger Pigeon, which numbered once in the tens of billions, lived in North America east of the Rocky Mountains. Their flocks, a mile wide and up to 300 miles long, were so dense that they covered the entire sky for hours as the flock passed overhead. 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