Uploaded September 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
One of the Museum’s earliest displays showcases a flock of Passenger Pigeons foraging for acorns. #museum #extinction #passengerpigeon #science #ornithology
In September of 1914, Martha, the last-known living Passenger Pigeon, died at the Cincinnati Zoo. Her death at age 29 after a lifetime in captivity marked the disappearance of her once-abundant species from the world—and made Passenger Pigeons synonymous with the extinction of species at human hands.
One of the Museum’s earliest displays showcases a flock of Passenger Pigeons foraging for acorns. #museum #extinction #passengerpigeon #science #ornithology
In September of 1914, Martha, the last-known living Passenger Pigeon, died at the Cincinnati Zoo. Her death at age 29 after a lifetime in captivity marked the disappearance of her once-abundant species from the world—and made Passenger Pigeons synonymous with the extinction of species at human hands.
