Quagga
Quaggas were a subspecies of zebra endemic to South Africa. The animals were hunted for their skins and meat, and the last known wild quagga died in 1878.
Animals in zoos persisted for several more years, but the animals proved difficult to breed in captivity, and in 1883, the last known quagga—a female at an Amsterdam zoo—died.
There is currently an attempt underway to “de-extinct” the quagga through selective breeding of plains zebras. But the bonafide quagga is long gone.
