Extinction is the complete disappearance of a species from life. No more of that species is alive on the planet. It happens all the time; the normal rate of extinctions is called the background...
Extinction is when a animal doesn't exist any more, because all of its species has died out completely.
It Can Also Be When Only A Few Animals Live But Most Are Dead
Just Like A Mammoth is dead.
Mass extinction- More than 50% of the population went extinct in a short period of time. Background extinction- An average rate of extinction for a given time period.