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13 October 2006

This is the only known photo of ...

post by: essexjan at: 16:57 | 11 comments

The Quagga.
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It was hunted to extinction in the 19th century.

posted by essexjan 13 October | 16:58

I roll to disbelieve!

posted by cortex 13 October | 17:18

Huh, I thought you were just fucking around, but apparently you're not.

posted by court siem 13 October | 17:22

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posted by Wedge 13 October | 17:28

The only known photo of a Bali tiger
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It was hunted to extinction in the early 20th century.

posted by arse_hat 13 October | 17:35

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posted by Specklet 13 October | 17:37

jan I read an article not too terribly long ago about equine geneticists who were working with zebras to re-introduce the quagga colouring.

but I'm too darn tired to go googling for it right now. I think work has broken my brain.

posted by lonefrontranger 13 October | 17:38

There's a mention of that in the wikipedia article.

posted by court siem 13 October | 17:53

... President Lincoln at Gettysburg

... the iceberg that sank Titanic

... Flight 93 crash (or maybe not)

... Mozart's widow (allegedly)

... Amadou Bamba, Senegalese ascetic

... Wyatt Earp wearing a badge

... a dropbear during attack

... Frederic Chopin

... a rogue wave

posted by stilicho 13 October | 21:44

What a weird, beautiful animal. I can't believe that photo is from the 19th century... it looks like it could have been taken anytime in the last hundred years.

I don't know of any unique subjects, but I'm surprised no one mentioned there only being two photos of Robert Johnson.

posted by BoringPostcards 13 October | 23:17

Rogue Wave (good band)

posted by TheDonF 14 October | 01:11

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