Passenger Pigeon

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Passenger Pigeon

FromExtinction Event

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30 minutes

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Aug 24, 2018

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How North America’s favorite all-you-can-eat bird buffet went bankrupt. From stick-poking to stool pigeons, we explore the subtleties of exterminating billions of birds. Then, has the clock run out on the Ganges shark?

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Aug 24, 2018

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Titles in the series (67)

A comedy podcast about extinct stuff. Join Melissa & Jack as they attempt to uncover the natural histories of bygone creatures and other things.

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