Say hello and goodbye forever to the Thylacine (above), and the Quagga (below).  These are just two of the thought-provoking photos of long-gone animals gathered at Environmental Graffiti.  Echoing Jared Diamond’s Collapse, Graffiti’s Karl Fabricius writes, “With modern photography having only been invented in the 1820s, these snapshots are a visible testament to just how recently the creatures shown were wiped out—and a jarring reminder of the precarious situation for many species still left on the planet.”

Well, all I can say is it’s a good thing cameras have come a long way since 1820!  When it’s our time to go, and we need those final pictures, mankind can rely on automatic timers.

 
In Environmental Graffiti: Rare Photos Of Now Extinct Beats

See also: Jared Diamond speaks @ TED