Martha (passenger pigeon) - Wikipedia
Martha (c. 1885 – September 1, 1914) was a passenger pigeon, the last known of her species; she was named "Martha" in honor of Martha Washington, the first lady of the United States from 1789 to 1797.
Martha, the Last Passenger Pigeon | Smithsonian National …
The Passenger Pigeon had been the most abundant species of bird in North America only decades earlier. Its extinction helped to inspire our modern conservation ethic. The specimen made from Martha’s remains is one of the most treasured …
Martha, the World’s Last Passenger Pigeon | Smithsonian
2011年9月1日 · Just over a century later, on September 1, 1914 at 1 p.m., Martha, the world’s last passenger pigeon, died at the Cincinnati Zoo. For the last 97 years, her body has been at Smithsonian’s Museum...
100 Years After Her Death, Martha, the Last Passenger Pigeon, Still ...
Only a century after that flock passed through Kentucky like a hurricane, the last passenger pigeon died in a drab cage at the Cincinnati Zoological Gardens. Her name was Martha.
Remembering Martha, the Last Passenger Pigeon
2014年9月11日 · Have you heard of Martha Washington? Not the first lady, married to George. This Martha lived in the Cincinnati Zoo, and died 100 years ago, on September 1, 1914. Martha was a passenger pigeon. In fact, she was the very last one—when she died at age 29, her species officially went extinct. What’s in a name?
13 Memories of Martha, the Last Passenger Pigeon | Audubon
2014年8月29日 · Exactly a century ago, the last Passenger Pigeon died. Here are some memories—and tips for how to celebrate—Martha’s life. The egg of a Passenger Pigeon found in 1849 in the United States. The bird is now extinct. One hundred years ago this Monday, the only Passenger Pigeon left on earth cooed her last.
This Is Martha, the World's Last Known Passenger Pigeon
Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History houses one of largest bird collections in the world. One of their most prized birds, Martha, was the last passenger pigeon to ever fly.
Martha, a Passenger Pigeon - Smithsonian Institution
A passenger pigeon Martha (named after Martha Washington), the last survivor of an American species that numbered in the millions prior to the 1880's, died in the Cincinnati Zoo in 1914. Her body was donated to the Smithsonian Institution and brought to the United States National Museum, now the National Museum of Natural History, for permanent ...
Martha, the last Passenger Pigeon — Google Arts & Culture
Martha “Martha,” the last known passenger pigeon. The passenger pigeon, Ectopistes migratorius, was once the most common bird in the United States, numbering in the billions. Passenger...
Martha, the Last Passenger Pigeon - Atlas Obscura
2014年6月6日 · On September 1, 1914, the last known passenger pigeon passed away at her home in the Cincinnati Zoological Garden. Her name was Martha, and she was 29 years old. Named after Martha Washington,...