Species extinction

Definition (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Species_extinction)

In biology and ecology, extinction is the end of an organism or of a group of organisms (taxon), normally a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and recover may have been lost before this point. (Wikipedia)

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16-Jul-2013

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