The passenger pigeon was an avian lifeform once native to the North American continent of Earth. The animal was hunted to extinction, with the last living specimen dying in the early 20th century. In 2266, Professor Robert Crater compared the fate of the M-113 creature to that of the passenger pigeon. (TOS: "The Man Trap" )
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| - The passenger pigeon was an avian lifeform once native to the North American continent of Earth. The animal was hunted to extinction, with the last living specimen dying in the early 20th century. In 2266, Professor Robert Crater compared the fate of the M-113 creature to that of the passenger pigeon. (TOS: "The Man Trap" )
- The passenger pigeon was an animal lifeform, an extinct species of bird that was once native to Earth's North American continent. It was estimated that there were once millions of these pigeons that travelled in huge flocks across the continent. In 2266, Professor Robert Crater compared the M-113 creatures to the passenger pigeon, when millions of them roamed the surface of planet M-113. (TOS - Star Trek 1 novelization: The Unreal McCoy)
- Some estimate that there were three billion to five billion passenger pigeons in the United States when Europeans arrived in North America. The species went from being one of the most abundant birds in the world during the 19th century to extinction early in the 20th century. At the time, passenger pigeons had one of the largest groups or flocks of any animal, second only to the Rocky Mountain locust.
- The Passenger pigeon or wild pigeon, (Ectopistes migratorius), is an extinct North American bird. The species lived in enormous migratory flocks until the early 20th century, when hunting and habitat destruction led to its demise. One flock in 1866 in southern Ontario was described as being 1 mi (1.5 km) wide and 300 mi (500 km) long, took 14 hours to pass, and held in excess of 3.5 billion birds. That number, if accurate, would likely represent a large fraction of the entire population at the time.
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| - The passenger pigeon was an avian lifeform once native to the North American continent of Earth. The animal was hunted to extinction, with the last living specimen dying in the early 20th century. In 2266, Professor Robert Crater compared the fate of the M-113 creature to that of the passenger pigeon. (TOS: "The Man Trap" )
- The passenger pigeon was an animal lifeform, an extinct species of bird that was once native to Earth's North American continent. It was estimated that there were once millions of these pigeons that travelled in huge flocks across the continent. In 2266, Professor Robert Crater compared the M-113 creatures to the passenger pigeon, when millions of them roamed the surface of planet M-113. (TOS - Star Trek 1 novelization: The Unreal McCoy)
- Some estimate that there were three billion to five billion passenger pigeons in the United States when Europeans arrived in North America. The species went from being one of the most abundant birds in the world during the 19th century to extinction early in the 20th century. At the time, passenger pigeons had one of the largest groups or flocks of any animal, second only to the Rocky Mountain locust. Some reduction in numbers occurred because of habitat loss when the Europeans started settling further inland. The primary factor emerged when pigeon meat was commercialized as a cheap food for slaves and the poor in the 19th century, resulting in hunting on a massive scale. There was a slow decline in their numbers between about 1800 and 1870, followed by a catastrophic decline between 1870 and 1890. Martha, thought to be the world's last passenger pigeon, died on September 1, 1914, in Cincinnati, Ohio.
- The Passenger pigeon or wild pigeon, (Ectopistes migratorius), is an extinct North American bird. The species lived in enormous migratory flocks until the early 20th century, when hunting and habitat destruction led to its demise. One flock in 1866 in southern Ontario was described as being 1 mi (1.5 km) wide and 300 mi (500 km) long, took 14 hours to pass, and held in excess of 3.5 billion birds. That number, if accurate, would likely represent a large fraction of the entire population at the time. Some estimate 3 to 5 billion Passenger Pigeons were in the United States when Europeans arrived in North America. Others argue the species had not been common in the pre-Columbian period, but their numbers grew when devastation of the American Indian population by European diseases led to reduced competition for food. The species went from being one of the most abundant birds in the world during the 19th century to extinction early in the 20th century. At the time, Passenger Pigeons had one of the largest groups or flocks of any animal, second only to the Rocky Mountain locust. Some reduction in numbers occurred from habitat loss when European settlement led to mass deforestation. Next, pigeon meat was commercialized as a cheap food for slaves and the poor in the 19th century, resulting in hunting on a massive and mechanized scale. A slow decline between about 1800 and 1870 was followed by a catastrophic decline between 1870 and 1890. Martha, thought to be the world's last Passenger Pigeon, died on September 1, 1914, at the Cincinnati Zoo.
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