EXTINCTION

Synthetic Rhino Horns Could Reduce Poaching

The hope is that these fake horns—produced in a lab using synthetic rhino horn DNA—will put poachers out of business.

The Only Place You Can Still See a Dodo

Here's where (and how) to see the world's last dodo specimen.

9 Extinct Big Birds

Our friend from Sesame Street may be a big bird, but he’s tiny compared to some real birds that have roamed the earth in the past.

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10 Facts About the Extinct Passenger Pigeon

Just over a century ago, the world’s last passenger pigeon died at Ohio’s Cincinnati Zoo on September 1. The extinction set off a worldwide bird conservation movement.