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Why are quaggas extinted?

Updated: 8/20/2019
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In 1800's' european settlers shot all the quaggas in the wild as they posed a threat to the farmers live stock .it was also killed for sport meat and for its exotic hidd.THE last quagga in captivity died in 1883 and specicest became extinct

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