A few nice extinct animal images I found:
Seth Kinman's Grizzly Bear Chair
Image by “Caveman Chuck” Coker
Seth Kinman, a California hunter, made this chair from parts from two California Grizzly bears. He presented it to U.S. President Andrew Johnson on September 8, 1865.
You can't see it in this photo, but there was a bear's head mounted on a hinge underneath the seat. By pulling a string you could make the bear's head pop out from between your legs. Chicks dig it.
The California Grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis or Ursus horribilis) and other Grizzly bear species are a sub-species of the Brown bear. The California Grizzly's claws are longer than other sub-species and it's profile is similar to a polar bear. They are similar in size, color and behavior to the Siberian Brown Bear (Ursus arctos collaris).
When on all fours, an average Grizzly bear is about 3½ feet (1 meter) high at the shoulder. When standing on it's hind legs the are about 6½ feet (2 meters) tall, though males up to 8 feet (2.44 meters) tall are common. Grizzlies can run at speeds of 35 miles per hour (56 kilometers per hour). Male Grizzlies can reach 1,000 pounds (450 kg), but are typically between 400 pounds (180 kg) and 770 pounds (350 kg). In 1866, in Valley Center, California (map), a 2,200-pound California Grizzly was captured and killed. Females are much smaller than the males, weighing in at 250-350 pounds (114-160 kilograms).
The state of California put the California Grizzly bear on it's flag during the Bear Flag Revolt of 1846 and it remains there today. However, the last known physical specimen of a California Grizzly was shot and killed in Fresno County in 1922. Two years later, the last wild California Grizzly was spotted several times in Sequoia National Park and then never seen again. California’s official state animal was officially extinct by 1924.
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