Sadly, the zoo was also the home of Marth, the last living passenger pigeon, who died in 1914, and the home of the last living Carolina parakeet in 1918.

Carolina parakeet - Blessed with strikingly colorful plumage, this small parrot was native to the eastern, midwest, and plains states of the United States.

In the entrance hall of the museum, there is also a Carolina parakeet (Cornuropsis carolinensis) and isolated bones of a Steller’s sea cow (Hydrodamalis gigas).

Once common in the southeastern United States, the Carolina parakeet became increasingly scarce as deforestation reduced its habitat.