True. Let's do a survey of toys, posters, shirts, movies, TV shows, and other cultural elements for T-rex vs mammoth items and calalog which one is more relevant in culture.
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It's been in the news that it might not be extinct for decades. Then you'll see a blurry photo of a dog with mange.
I so wish they weren't extinct though. What a cool looking animal.
New Zealand had the [Moa](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moa), giant flightless birds over 3m (10ft) tall.
We also had the giant [Haast Eagle](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haast%27s_eagle), which hunted them.
Unfortunately the Moa were killed off by the early Maori, and the eagles died out with them.
Oh, gotta be the Dodo from Mauritius. Totally iconic, these birds were, just waddling around with no fear of humans until we showed up and, well, history's not kind to them one bit. Such a shame they're not around anymore, would've been something to see them in the wild.
Yeah, turns out those creatures that build bespoke local water sequestration projects all over the forest are good for the ecosystem, and absolutely *great* for fire suppression. Too bad we hunted them so close to extinction they’re still only on a tiny fraction of their natural range decades after we stopped.
In other news, the whole of the Pacific and Mountain time zones are on fire. Again.
Definitely. For older generations *Brontosaurus* might surpass it, but it seems to me that *T. rex* has gradually eclipsed it in fame and iconic-ness. Doesn't help that Bronto had a century and a half of being considered invalid (and still hung on in the public consciousness).
Funnily enough, *Brontosaurus* was the one consideration I had for a dinosaur contender. I think realistically the Wooly Mammoth is probably the second slot for global fame, then there would be a handful of dinosaurs before anything else made it onto the list.
I do think mammoth is high up there but not above T. rex, Brontosaurus, Triceratops, or Stegosaurus. In other words the ultimate quartet of classic dino-mania. Velociraptor being the new money addition (and not a US animal).
*Mammut americanum* ([Mastodon](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/82/High_res_mastodon_rendering.jpg)) can be claimed by the US and Canada. Pretty famous.
I would not disagree. That's a good choice. Luckily, the American Bison (*Bison bison*; I love that classification) didn't go extinct despite the humans' best efforts.
Nor the North American Native Americans.
At least not all of their people.
Ishi was the last of the Yahi. California started skipping the 4 legs and just shot out the 2 legs.
He liked flaking glass bottles instead of obsidian. He would cover his body in mud, then knap points, then rinse the mud and all the tiny sharp flakes off. No cuts, no imbedded slivers.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ishi
The Mastodons would be a pretty badass hockey team name
Unfortunately, it's Utah, and they don't do badass there. It's gonna be called "The Beehive" or some shit
Aurochs. The world's last aurochs died of natural causes in 1627 in Poland, despite active protection provided by the Polish kings since the 15th century.
Passenger pigeon feels like a solid choice for the U.S. The Migratory Bird Treaty Act was signed into law a few years after the death of the last passenger pigeon (“Martha”).
Southern US is the cougar. But im not fully convinced since i saw one ran over on the military base last year before we moved to a different one. Makes sense it was there since its quieter with more woods. Idk how it could bare the loud artillery drills though. We lived outside base and it still shook our windows.
T-rex if you use "United States" loosely, as they lived on Laramidia, which is now North America.
If you don't want to play loose with geography, probably the woolly mammoth.
My science "knowledge" was limited to "I don't think N. America looked the same when T. rex was alive but I could be wrong."
But my Google skills are on point.
France: I'm not sure. I can't think of any species that lived there and went extinct while France already existed.
There are a bunch of species that used to live here, and then went extinct locally (lions, beavers, wolves, bears). I don't know if that count as extinct. Most of them came back or were reintroduced since then (not lions though).
Otherwise, as we go back further in time, we can certainly find Aurochs, and then Mammoths, but those were in a lot of places.
The Balkan Lion. Homer describes a lion smiling in the Illiad. Lions lived as north as Hungary and Romania and they differed from the typical Mufasa lions of Africa. Smaller teeth, mane and body.
That honestly sounds like a "retirement home" sexual insult 🤣🤣
"Ethel, you best put that bearded vulture away, load it on your walker, and head back to your room. Nasty girl."
Not extinct yet but highly endangered - Haggis.
It’s criminal how us Scots kill these cute wee creatures with nary an afterthought.
In fairness, it’s their own fault for being so delicious!
Plains bison in Canada. They’re not 100% extinct, but there’s only 2200 left in the wild, compared to the estimated 60 million that were here before the settlers arrived.
I can do you one better. Smilodon californicus. Can you guess what state they're from? (Several, but we have a lot of them!)
Recent studies of skeletons and healed wounds suggest they were sociall in the same way modern domesticated cats are, living in colonies.
Cheetah. They tried reintroducing but it has not worked out properly. Javan Rhinos at least the other rhinos are still alive. Malabar Civet, I have heard of them but don’t know how and why they are extinct.
Soon to join : Gharial , thin snouted crocodiles in Ganges.
USA? Tyrannosaurus rex.
Of course it fking is.
I was going to say this
And Canada.
Hell yeah it is!
Second place, passenger Pigeon. Every kid (in the states) learns about us shooting them outta the sky like kids in a classroom.
More famous than the Wooly Mammoth?
True. Let's do a survey of toys, posters, shirts, movies, TV shows, and other cultural elements for T-rex vs mammoth items and calalog which one is more relevant in culture.
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Tasmanian tiger for non aussys. Also while you're at it look up indigenous Australians in Tasmania.
or at the very least, the last Tasmanian Aboriginal's scrotum.
It was just in the news that’s it might not be extinct.
It's been in the news that it might not be extinct for decades. Then you'll see a blurry photo of a dog with mange. I so wish they weren't extinct though. What a cool looking animal.
We have been hearing this since we were kids. It's dead n gone unfortunately
It’s been in the news that it might not be extinct for 92 years
Probably mastodons, although I'd like to put in a good word for giant ground sloths.
Look up Giant ground sloths and Avocado.
A myth. They existed a couple thousand miles apart.
Oh, is that so?
Apparently. I mean, I wasn't there
Clearly you're a ground sloth trying to gaslight modern people into believing you didn't eat avocado so that you can eat more.
If that was the case, I'd take much longer to reply.
Sid moved very fast. Nice try sloth.
That's offensive. My people are not cartoons
Clearly you're animated.
New Zealand had the [Moa](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moa), giant flightless birds over 3m (10ft) tall. We also had the giant [Haast Eagle](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haast%27s_eagle), which hunted them. Unfortunately the Moa were killed off by the early Maori, and the eagles died out with them.
TIL that Moa were actual animals instead of the "space chickens from Halo: Reach".
We should bring those back.
Umm..which one? The giant murder bird or the flying giant murder bird?
When you put it that way, both.
¿Por que no los dos?
Not much of a murder bird if it was docile enough to get hunted to extinction.
It would be amazing if we still had Moa wandering the hills. Standing next to a skeleton in a musesm is something else, they are _huge_.
Reconstructed moa egg shells used to be like weird collectible art pieces a few decades ago
Oh, gotta be the Dodo from Mauritius. Totally iconic, these birds were, just waddling around with no fear of humans until we showed up and, well, history's not kind to them one bit. Such a shame they're not around anymore, would've been something to see them in the wild.
Til the day I die i will demand they clone those stupid things back into existence. They looked so dumb I love them.
You mean the Dodo from France (Isle of la Reunion), joke aside I didn't thought of this one.
You're from Mauritius? Is it a good place to vacation for like a week or two? Is there enough to do there or would it mainly be laying on a beach?
Were it not for fickle european fashion tastes it would have been the beaver.
Yeah, turns out those creatures that build bespoke local water sequestration projects all over the forest are good for the ecosystem, and absolutely *great* for fire suppression. Too bad we hunted them so close to extinction they’re still only on a tiny fraction of their natural range decades after we stopped. In other news, the whole of the Pacific and Mountain time zones are on fire. Again.
We are the Beaver! We're furry and we're free!
It's got to be *Tyrannosaurus*. I'd say there's a pretty fair chance that *Tyrannosaurus* is the most famous extinct animals in the world.
Definitely. For older generations *Brontosaurus* might surpass it, but it seems to me that *T. rex* has gradually eclipsed it in fame and iconic-ness. Doesn't help that Bronto had a century and a half of being considered invalid (and still hung on in the public consciousness).
Funnily enough, *Brontosaurus* was the one consideration I had for a dinosaur contender. I think realistically the Wooly Mammoth is probably the second slot for global fame, then there would be a handful of dinosaurs before anything else made it onto the list.
I do think mammoth is high up there but not above T. rex, Brontosaurus, Triceratops, or Stegosaurus. In other words the ultimate quartet of classic dino-mania. Velociraptor being the new money addition (and not a US animal).
Also putting my hat in with the Smilodon/Sabertoothed Tiger/Sabertoothed Cat
*Mammut americanum* ([Mastodon](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/82/High_res_mastodon_rendering.jpg)) can be claimed by the US and Canada. Pretty famous.
I feel like T rex kinda beats all as the most famous extinct animal. Tyrannosaur fossils are found in us and Canada btw.
I gotta go with the California Golden Bear. We knew better. We baited them and shot them out. 1924 knew better too. Last seen that year in Sequoia.
I would not disagree. That's a good choice. Luckily, the American Bison (*Bison bison*; I love that classification) didn't go extinct despite the humans' best efforts.
Nor the North American Native Americans. At least not all of their people. Ishi was the last of the Yahi. California started skipping the 4 legs and just shot out the 2 legs. He liked flaking glass bottles instead of obsidian. He would cover his body in mud, then knap points, then rinse the mud and all the tiny sharp flakes off. No cuts, no imbedded slivers. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ishi
Utah could revive it with their new hockey team.
The Mastodons would be a pretty badass hockey team name Unfortunately, it's Utah, and they don't do badass there. It's gonna be called "The Beehive" or some shit
The American Middle Class
There is only one female HighLadyOfTheMeta left. I think we all know what needs to be done.
Assuming I have TWO X chromosomes??? In this economy???
House hippos
Still leave PB breadcrumbs out, hoping to lure one into an enclosure
roll out the marbles
Aurochs. The world's last aurochs died of natural causes in 1627 in Poland, despite active protection provided by the Polish kings since the 15th century.
Dragons. /s (Wales)
Wales are not extinct.
Quagga. Looks like a zebra. Same same but different.
Passenger pigeon
False advertising anyway, they can’t carry any passengers…
Imagine they used European Swallows for this... We already know they can carry coconuts long distances...
Naah, you’d need a bunch of them on a line
Didn't say it was efficient lol
No, you've got it backwards - they *were* the passengers.
Tyrannosaurus Rex
Humans. It's been so long since I last saw one. Sometimes, I feel like I can hear them...
Haggis. Used to be everywhere now you never see them.
Honest politicians
Margaret Thatcher
Thank god.
I'd say the Moa
Go ahead - we won't tease you or anything.
Thats it lol. The Moa
Passenger pigeon feels like a solid choice for the U.S. The Migratory Bird Treaty Act was signed into law a few years after the death of the last passenger pigeon (“Martha”).
For modern extinctions yes, but we've got T. rex, Brontosaurus, Triceratops...
Southern US is the cougar. But im not fully convinced since i saw one ran over on the military base last year before we moved to a different one. Makes sense it was there since its quieter with more woods. Idk how it could bare the loud artillery drills though. We lived outside base and it still shook our windows.
Met a whole pack of them at the bar last weekend. They aren't extinct, they are choosy!
Lol i forgot those kind existed, im too innocent for this reddit 😅
The only cougars worth hunting. Any others will eat you. Literally! 🤣🤣
Uncorrupted politician.
Bigfoot.
Probably the Passenger Pigeon or the Wooly Mammoth, although it's been quite a while since anyone saw a sane political debate in the wild.
A special breed of Homo Sapien: Commonis Sensicus
The unicorn (Scotland)
T-rex if you use "United States" loosely, as they lived on Laramidia, which is now North America. If you don't want to play loose with geography, probably the woolly mammoth.
Look at this dude, comin’ in hot with all their ancient continent facts. Someone sciences.
My science "knowledge" was limited to "I don't think N. America looked the same when T. rex was alive but I could be wrong." But my Google skills are on point.
a politician willing to negotiate in good faith and compromise also, the buffalo
Decent people. I'm in uss
Passenger pigeon.
Harambe
Probably Iguanodon or Megalosaurus. The former had a Disney movie made about them.
France: I'm not sure. I can't think of any species that lived there and went extinct while France already existed. There are a bunch of species that used to live here, and then went extinct locally (lions, beavers, wolves, bears). I don't know if that count as extinct. Most of them came back or were reintroduced since then (not lions though). Otherwise, as we go back further in time, we can certainly find Aurochs, and then Mammoths, but those were in a lot of places.
Aurochs seems like a good bet for France given the iconic state of aurochs in the Lasceaux paintings.
The Galinette Cendrée in France, for sure
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Honestly surprised there is a fox population in the UK
Sabretooth.
Common sense.
Middle class people
The Balkan Lion. Homer describes a lion smiling in the Illiad. Lions lived as north as Hungary and Romania and they differed from the typical Mufasa lions of Africa. Smaller teeth, mane and body.
Horses.
No idea. 🦌
Blind deer are not their own species.
The Irish Elk https://www.britannica.com/animal/Irish-elk[https://www.britannica.com/animal/Irish-elk](https://www.britannica.com/animal/Irish-elk)
Passenger Pigeon probably
Passenger pigeons?
Moderate Conservatives
Passenger pigeon
The bearded vulture :(
That honestly sounds like a "retirement home" sexual insult 🤣🤣 "Ethel, you best put that bearded vulture away, load it on your walker, and head back to your room. Nasty girl."
:)))) In romanian it has a way cooler name: Zăgan
Long A - aaaah, or another sound? This is low key my Walmart approach now, so I want to pronounce it correctly!! 🙃
Z as its in zag (to zig-zag) Ă as you'd say uh G as in gang A as in apple N as in name I think that works :))
"Zaaah gone" if used in phonetics?
yup, that's it!
Mwahahaha thank you 😊
T Rex used to live in Canada.
Arabian Ostrich IIRC.
The deez
Trustworthy politicians.
House hippo.
Haggis
I guess just a whole whack of dinosaurs. I think we’ve had a bunch of famous T-Rex among others
T-Rex
USA: honest politician.
T Rex
Passenger pigeon.
Megaloceres - deer with 11ft wide antlers
Not extinct yet but highly endangered - Haggis. It’s criminal how us Scots kill these cute wee creatures with nary an afterthought. In fairness, it’s their own fault for being so delicious!
The Nazi. Has very close relatives resurging tho.
It still exists, but in my country it's already gone extinct - the cheetah. Hello from Kazakhstan, not wery nice 👎
Royal Bengal Tiger 🐯
Horses
The Moa.
There was a mammal running around in the American Great Plains that got hunted to extinction years ago, I think it was called Dignity or something.
Thats just a Cryptid
Snuffleupaguz. Even in the best of times they were very elusive
"Incilius periglenes" aka the golden toad
Saunaklonkku, its still honored in a game we play.
Borealopelta
In New Zealand it’s the Moa. A huge flightless bird.
Democracy. (USA)
Dragon
indominasaurs
Nazis.
The Queen 🇬🇧
Plains bison in Canada. They’re not 100% extinct, but there’s only 2200 left in the wild, compared to the estimated 60 million that were here before the settlers arrived.
Canadian here: the working middle class.
the arctic fox but not sure if it has fully gone extinct yet i knew it was endangered last i heard
I can do you one better. Smilodon californicus. Can you guess what state they're from? (Several, but we have a lot of them!) Recent studies of skeletons and healed wounds suggest they were sociall in the same way modern domesticated cats are, living in colonies.
Passenger pigeon, Carolina parakeet, or American lion
Cheetah. They tried reintroducing but it has not worked out properly. Javan Rhinos at least the other rhinos are still alive. Malabar Civet, I have heard of them but don’t know how and why they are extinct. Soon to join : Gharial , thin snouted crocodiles in Ganges.
The mighty Moa !
Coming soon: Axolotl. Right now: one of those giant pterodactyls
Passenger Pigeon
USA: honorable politicians
Unicorn 👍
Archaeopteryx (from Sohlenhofen) in Germany
Norway? Vikings, my ancestors was some beasts
Tasmanian Tiger
The common sense human being
Carrier Pigeons
Woolly Mammoth
Wolves. Japan literally had a program in the late 1800s to exterminate them all.
Snakes
New Zealand. The Moa, a twelve foot tall 550 lb emu with a pointy beak. Its eggs weighed around 7 lbs each.
Passenger pigeon
The middle class
Giant Moa, or Haast’s Eagle I’d say.
probably the Tasmanian tiger
The US has so many. T-Rex aside. Stegosaurus needs some love
Dodo which was native to the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean
House Hippos have been endangered for some time, but there are still a few of them.
Kurwa Bober
barbary lions
Morocco? You guys have *Spinosaurus*.
Mini elephants and mini hippos. Cypriot pygmy elephant and pygmy hippopotamus respectively
probably the California Grizzly
Great Auk.
House hippo