Kangaroo Island Emu (Dromaius baudinianus)

Posted on 31 December, 1819 in Extinct • Tagged with Australia (Kangaroo Island), family-CASUARIIDAE, extinct-1810s

Year Last Seen:

1819

Comments:

This species was formerly found on Kangaroo Island, Australia, but is now considered Extinct. It has not been recorded since 1819, and is thought to have succumbed to hunting pressure some years before the arrival of permanent settlers in 1836.

Habitat:

Peron, who visited the …


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