August 12, 1883: The Last Quagga Dies in Captivity

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It was the age of the great white hunter, when privileged Europeans

Ah yes, those damned white men. Are they going to write an article about the 'great yellow hunter' for all of the chinese poachers or buyers of rhino tusks hunting them near extinction?

[–] Justintoxicated [OP] 1 points (+1|-0)

Ugh. I missed that part when quickly scanning the article this morning. Braying writing.

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