Sexy manatees, friendly fat birds, and salamanders with boomerang faces- these are some of the beautiful animals that have gone extinct. Buckle up for the worst extinction stories!

Our guest host this episode is Creative Director of the Discovery Cube, Quincy Stokes. If you're in Sothern California, pay them a visit!
Homepage - Discovery Cube

Content warning: Descriptions of  violence/sex and mild language

Our animal candidates:
Stellar Sea Cow
Dire Wolf
Pyrenean Ibex
Diplocaulus
Dodo
Passenger Pigeons

Let’s learn more!

What Happened to Steller's Sea Cows? - The Atlantic
Dire wolves went extinct 13,000 years ago but thanks to new genetic analysis their true story can now be told (theconversation.com)
Fresh effort to clone extinct animal - BBC News
Diplocaulus - Facts and Pictures (newdinosaurs.com)
BBC - Earth - How humanity first killed the dodo, then lost it as well
Why the Passenger Pigeon Went Extinct | Audubon

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