Friday, February 13, 2015

Fact of the Day: Extinct Bear

The California grizzly gear appears in the state's flag, and is their official state mammal. Despite this, the California grizzly bear has been extinct since about 1924. Their demise was mostly the fault of European settlers. 
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10 comments:

  1. Debra She Who SeeksFebruary 13, 2015 at 12:12 AM

    It takes a certain amount of gall to use on your state flag an animal that you drove to extinction, doesn't it?

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  2. Kirsty VittetoeFebruary 13, 2015 at 2:06 AM

    That is sad!

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  3. Dascha BoonstraFebruary 13, 2015 at 4:52 AM

    Aaaah! :-(

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  4. Plowing Through Life (Martha)February 13, 2015 at 6:53 AM

    Another poor animal driven to extinction by humans...

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  5. whiteangelFebruary 13, 2015 at 8:21 AM

    Really, that's not good if none are left.
    Same happened here to the Tasmanian Tiger, was hunted till none are left, but that was years ago.

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  6. Pat HattFebruary 13, 2015 at 8:35 AM

    Humans do it every time

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  7. ChristineFebruary 13, 2015 at 10:15 AM

    That's too bad. Geez.

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  8. Al PenwasserFebruary 13, 2015 at 10:37 AM

    Wow. I...did...not...know...that.
    Good grief.

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  9. Stephen HayesFebruary 13, 2015 at 12:28 PM

    I live in Oregon and I believe there's a beaver on the State flag. I've never seen a beaver in Oregon.

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  10. Caro *February 14, 2015 at 6:00 AM

    So sad :/

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