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Carolina Parakeet (ExtinctEgg #18)

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ExtinctEggs

Description

The Carolina parakeet was one of only three indigenous parrot species in the United States. They were considered a pest species as they enjoyed raiding orchards and crop fields, and once flocked in huge numbers that were said to blot out the sun. They were also considered easy to hunt, as they seemed to be attracted curiously to the sound of gunshots, and would gather around other dead individuals. While they were hunted for their feathers to adorn women's hats, some also kept them as pets, where they were able to mimic only a few words of human speech. Carolina parakeets were skilled at climbing, but considered lazy as they would fly even short distances that other birds would be happy to walk. The exact cause of their extinction is still not conclusively known to this day, but habitat loss and hunting alone was not entirely responsible. The last died in 1918, in the same cage as the last passenger pigeon.

Token

Contract: 0x495f...7b5e
Token ID: 17274521562683467318597506700123776301741952641596457186712819452856009490433

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