Some species of plants and animals die out naturally because newer species are more successful at competing for food and living space. Others have become extinct because of changes in the planet or because of natural disasters. Dinosaurs, for example, may have died out because the climate became cooler--maybe because an asteroid collided with the earth and caused a big cloud of dust that blocked out the sun.
In today's world, however, species mostly become extinct or are threatened with extinction because of humans. Humans hunt animals, destroy their habitats, and introduce other animals that prey upon the endangered animals or compete for their resources. Among these factors, the greatest threat to plants and animals is habitat destruction.
It is estimated that about 125 species of birds and 60 species of mammals have become extinct since 1600. Currently, there are approximately 1000-1100 species of birds and mammals that are facing extinction. If invertebrates and plants are included, the total number of species in imminent danger is around 20,000.
are animals that are gone dead and have no more bodies available
millions of animals are extinct, 99.9% is now extinct, the most famous are the dinosaurs, smilodon and wooly momoth but there are many more
there are a lot but some are: tyrannosaurus Rex, brontosaurus, pteranodon, wooly mammoth, archaeopteryx, Tasmanian wolf, stegosaurus, giant ground sloth, saber toothed cat, dodo, dinichthys, and plesiosaurus,\. :)
There are more extinct animal species than there are living ones. Every animal before the modern geological period is extinct, and many modern ones have become extinct since humans evolved!
Extinct animals is well, when an animal doesn't exist anymore. Either there was simply not enough food left or water, or they were hunted until they simply were gone.