Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The continent of Africa was once home to dozens of mammal and bird species, now extinct as a result of disease, human interaction and inability to populate. The information scientists have on many of these species is based on fossils alone. This book looks at the extinct mammals and bird that once roamed Africa, including Quagga, Rodrigues Owl, Lava Mouse, Cape Serval and more. Project Webster represents a new publishing paradigm, allowing disparate content sources to be curated into cohesive, relevant, and informative books. To date, this content has been curated from Wikipedia articles and images under Creative Commons licensing, although as Project Webster continues to increase in scope and dimension, more licensed and public domain content is being added. We believe books such as this represent a new and exciting lexicon in the sharing of human knowledge.