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Why are many species of animals and birds getting extinct?

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(i) Animals and birds extinction may be caused by natural occurrences such as climatic heating or cooling or changes in sea levels.
(ii) Habitat destruction as farming land expands and forests are cut-down. This is the main cause along with pollution and over fishing or hunting.
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