The passenger pigeon, Labrador duck, Tasmanian tiger—all out of luck. The aurochs, the quagga—end of the road. The Mexican grizzly, the Golden Toad. A Pinta Island tortoise by the name Of Lonesome George whose resignation came In 2012. In 1932 The heath hen Booming Ben bade us adieu. The last known members of a breeding line Are known as “endlings.” In the Grand Design We’re all impermanent, of course we know The cosmic mantra: Everything Must Go. So Polynesian tree snail, toodle-oo. And Carolina parakeet, you too. —Henry Rathvon
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Adieu to Booming Ben and 2025. Thanks Henry!