How To Go Extinct

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Extinction: The moment when the last individual of a particular species dies.

Interspecific Competition: When individuals of different species compete for the same resources or habitats.

Thylacine: The so-called Tasmanian Tiger, it is one of the largest predatory marsupials; the last known individual was captured in 1933.

Invasive Species: Any kind of organism that gets introduced to a new environment and causes harm.

Holocene Extinction: The so-called sixth mass extinction, mostly involving larger animals, that started at the end of the last Ice Age, mostly due to human activity. Extinction rates during this time are 100-1000 times higher than usual.

Anagenesis: The gradual evolution of a species over time.

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