Ecotasia's video: What is an Endling

On July 10th 1910, Martha the passenger pigeon at the Cincinnati zoo became the last member of her species, and endling. That is basically what an endling is, the last member of a species. The term was coined in 1996, long after Martha's death on September 1st 1914. Beyond Martha many other endlings such as lonesome george the pinta island tortoise or booming ben the heath hen. image credits J. G. Hubbard, 1896/1913, Nesting passenger pigeon. Enno Meyer, 1912, published 1921., Martha the last passenger pigeon. J. G. Hubbard, Photograph of a female Passenger Pigeon (Ectopistes migratorius) in captivity from the year 1898. Unknown Author, Photograph of a Male Passenger Pigeon (Ectopistes migratorius) in captivity, published in 1913 Unknown Author, Unknown Date, Taxidermy of Martha, the Last Passenger Pigeon Photo from a Postcard of 'Tasmanian Marsupial Wolf' - the Thylacine. Hobart Zoo c. 1928 (G.P. Whitley Papers Australian Museum Archives) AMS139/4/20/1 Image: Harry Burrell Mike Weston, 10 December 2006, Lonesome George, the last Pinta Island tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra abingdoni), https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en A male heath hen on the Great Plain of Martha's Vineyard, ca. 1909 photo taken by (Unknown). I try to achieve the most well researched content I can, that said it is impossible to create content that is exhaustive on a given topic and therefore I implore you to investigate a given topic further. Welcome to Ecotasia! On this channel you can find wildlife footage and short documentaries on the natural world. I am an early career biologist who was inspired by the likes of the BBC Natural History unit, PBS, and Animal Planet as a child and then more recently by various nature YouTube channels to share my love for animals and nature. My goal is to document and highlight the interesting ecology and behavior of organisms I encounter, as well as cover and elucidate conservation and biological topics. Please Subscribe so you can join me to marvel and to learn twice a month. Underwater Worlds https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYx5OP7sbAZAJNusnxcNoHUx_sNDYT92k Journey through the Undergrowth (Macro footage of insects and Arachnids) https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYx5OP7sbAZC-4h2hpK09I-FF563TQzlc Bird Playlist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZqNM9k7OoY&list=PLYx5OP7sbAZACa11LD1wDQhn0SI2-SV1f Birding Playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYx5OP7sbAZAYjq78IuGJI4wc0GXDRHTd Conservation Playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYx5OP7sbAZAIUm5UCl84q2KU2nI3YLpx