Random Pictures Of Endlings, Possibly The Last Members Of Their Species (11 items)

(#6) A Pair Of The Possibly 19 Remaining Wild Vaquitas - 2008

Vaquitas are one of the rarest cetaceans on the planet. The small porpoises can only be found in Mexico's Gulf of California and there are estimated to be less than 19 remaining.
(#11) Toughie, The Last Rabbs' Fringe-Limbed Tree Frog - 2011

Toughie, a Rabbs' fringe-limbed tree frog, was collected during an excursion to Panama in 2005, when he and his species were first discovered. He and several other specimens were sent to live at the Atlanta Botanical Garden. No other Rabbs' fringe-limbed tree frog have been observed in the wild since 2007. In 2008, researchers heard a call similar to Toughie's in the area he was found but there were no sightings. Toughie passed away in 2016.
(#7) Qiqi, Possibly The Last Yangtze River Dolphin - 2002

The Yangtze River dolphin, also known as baiji, was a freshwater dolphin that lived only in the Yangtze River in China and is the first cetacean to disappear as a result of human activity. After a dedicated 6-week expedition failed to find a single specimen in 2006, they were declared functionally extinct in 2007. Qiqi was accidentally caught in fishermen's nets in 1980 and sent to the Wuhan Baiji Aquarium where he lived for 22 years. In 2002, the same year Qiqi passed away, there were three unconfirmed wild baiji sightings. There have been none since.
(#2) Lonesome George
- Deceased Organism
Lonesome George was the last Pinta Island tortoise. Native to the Galapagos Islands, George lived to be about 100 years old and was the last known member of his species for 40 years. He was found in 1971 and moved to live at the Charles Darwin Research Station on the Galapagos Islands. Researchers attempted to mate George females from closely related tortoise species, but as a biologist that worked with him said, “He has problems… He probably never saw a female and male of his own species reproducing.”

George passed away in 2012.
(#1) Benjamin, The Last Captive Tasmanian Tiger - 1933

The thylacine was a carnivorous, partially striped, dog-like marsupial that was nicknamed the Tasmanian tiger. The animal faced harsh conditions from farmers and hunters when sheep were introduced to Tasmania, being blamed for every missing flock. Benjamin, whose actual gender is debated, lived at the Hobart Zoo and was the last known member of the species until his death in 1936. Reports at the time indicated that Benjamin died as a result of a zookeeper forgetting to unlock his enclosure for the night, forcing Benjamin to sleep on the concrete in the cold. There are rumors of thylacine sightings from time to time to this day, but nothing has ever been confirmed.
(#3) One Of The Only Remaining Northern White Rhino - 2010

In 2018, Sudan, a male northern white rhinoceros passed away, leaving a mother and daughter pair named Najin and Fatu as the only two remaining members of the species in existence. The pair live at the 140-square-mile Ol Pejeta conservancy in Nairobi and are heavily guarded to protect them from poachers.