Barbary Lion : Extinct in the Wild Makkah Royal Clock Tower : 601m, Mecca, Saudi Arabia The Barbary lion, also known as the Atlas lion and the Nubian lion, inhabited mountainous areas of North Africa. The Barbary lion was the biggest and the most beautiful of all lions and was described as having a very dark and long mane that extended over the shoulder and under the belly. The Romans pitted the..

Bluebuck : Extinct in 1800 One World Trade Center : 541.3m, New York City, United States The bluebuck, a species of antelope famous for its mysterious blue skin, was the first large African mammal to face extinction in recorded history. People hunted it avidly, mainly for its skin, and its distasteful meat was used to feed dogs. The German zoologist Martin Lichtenstein claimed that the last blue..

Tasmanian Wolf : Extinct in 1936 Taipei 101 : 508m, Taipei, Taiwan The Tasmanian wolf was the largest known carnivore on Tasmania, and it lived nowhere else. It is commonly known as Tasmanian tiger because it had fifteen to twenty dark strips from the back to the end of the tail. The Tasmanian wolf lived for a long time on Tasmania, which had become separated from the Australian mainland about 1..

West African Black Rhinoceros : Extinct in 2006 Shanghai World Financial Center : 492m, Shanghai, China

Schomburgk’s Deer : Extinct in 1938 International Commerce Centre : 484m, Hong Kong, China Native to Thailand, Schomburgk's deer had very big, beautiful antlers. In the latter part of the 19th century, much of the grasslands and swamp habitats of Schomburgk's deer in the central plain of Thailand were transformed into rice paddies. Widely sought after as an ingredient in Oriental medicine, the d..

Malayan Tiger : Critically Endangered Petronas Twin Towers : 451.9m, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia The population of the wild Malayan tiger in the southern and central parts of the Malay Peninsula is estimated at about 500 individuals. The tiger is a national animal of Malaysia and one of the elements of the national emblem and of the emblems of the national police and many other organizations in Malay..

Bonin Woodpigeon : Extinct in 1889 Zifeng Tower : 450m, Nanjing, China The Bonin wood pigeon indigenous to the Ogasawara Islands south of Japan was first discovered in 1827 during the exploratory voyage of HMS Blossom of the British Royal Navy. The pigeon had no fear or wariness of humans and was docile enough that it would keep still when caught. The Bonin wood pigeon population decreased rapid..

Quagga : Extinct in 1883 Willis Tower : 442.1m, Chicago, United States The quagga, a subspecies of plains zebra, inhabited arid and temperate grasslands in South Africa. It had stripes only in the front. In the 19th century, sport hunting and animal skin trade thrived in South Africa. The quagga’s skin was traded actively for its unique coat pattern. Dutch settlers grazed sheep and cows on arid ..

Golden Toad : Extinct in 1989 KK100 : 442m, Shenzhen, China The golden toad indigenous to Costa Rica in Central America is the first animal to have died out due to global warming. The golden toad was an amphibian. Amphibians absorb oxygen and water through their skin and keep their body temperature about the same as that of the surrounding environment. Because all physiological functions are env..