One of the only photographs of a living Quagga from the London Zoo in 1870. A subspecies of the Zebra, the Quagga inhabited South Africa until it became extinct in the late 19th century due to overhunting. The name is derived from the sound it used to make, which sounded like “kwa-ha-ha”.
The thylacine was the largest carnivorous marsupial in modern times (standing about 2 feet tall and 6 feet long, including the tail), the thylacine once lived in mainland Australia and New Guinea.
By the time of European settlement, it was already nearly extinct due to human activity.
Little is known about the quagga's behavior, but it may have gathered into herds of 30–50. Quaggas were said to be wild and lively, yet were also considered more docile than the related Burchell's zebra.
The Quagga was hunted to extinction in the late 19th century. It was long thought to be a distinct species, but early genetic studies have supported it being a subspecies of plains zebra. A more recent study suggested that it was the southernmost cline or ecotype of the species.
Little is known about the quagga's behavior, but it may have gathered into herds of 30–50. Quaggas were said to be wild and lively, yet were also considered more docile than the related zebra.
Similarly, this is a drawing of an Indohyus, an extinct genus of digitigrade artiodactyls, known from Eocene fossils found in Asia.
This raccoon-sized creature, reminiscent of a chevrotain, dwelled in the Himalayas and is among the earliest known non-cetacean ancestors of whales. Its existence dates back to 48 million years ago in Kashmir.
Through the examination of Indohyus' bones, scientists have unearthed intriguing revelations. Notably, this animal shares some, though not all, of the characteristics that were formerly believed to be unique to cetaceans, spanning from Pakicetus to modern whales and dolphins.
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