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Extinct Animals in the World
 DODO   Ajla Haxhija 

Over-harvesting of the birds, combined with habitat loss and a losing competition with the newly introduced animals, was too much for the dodos to survive. The last dodo was killed in 1681, and the species was lost forever to extinction.

 MAMMOTH  Nehada Cana

A mammoth is any species of the extinct elephantid genus Mammuthus, one of the many genera that make up the order of trunked mammals called proboscideans. The various species of mammoth were commonly equipped with long, curved tusks and, in northern species, a covering of long hair.

 TYRANNOSAURUS 

Anamari Nikolli

Tyrannosaurus rex was one of the most ferocious predators to ever walk the Earth. With a massive body, sharp teeth, and jaws so powerful they could crush a car, this famous carnivore dominated the forested river valleys in western North America during the late Cretaceous period, 68 million years ago.

 DIPLODOCUS  Kejsi Reci

Diplodocus Was the Longest Dinosaur That Ever Lived

From the end of its snout to the tip of its tail, an adult Diplodocus could attain a length of over 175 feet. To put this number into perspective, a full-length school bus measures about 40 feet from bumper to bumper, and a regulation football field is 300 feet long