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Which one has undergone anthropogenic extinction?

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Mastadon
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Caspian tiger
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Wooly mammoth
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Giant sloth
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Solution

The correct option is B Caspian tiger
Caspian tiger has undergone anthropogenic extinction. The anthropocene extinction, is the ongoing extinction event of species during the present holocene epoch, mainly as a result of human activity. It is also called as the holocene extinction or as the Sixth Extinction. Reasons for such extinction include land development, overexploitation, species translocations and introductions, and pollution.
So, the correct answer is 'Caspian tiger'.

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