By Maggie Turqman Manager of Research, National Geographic Library Have you heard of Martha Washington?  Not the first lady, married to George. This Martha lived in the Cincinnati Zoo, and died 100 years ago, on September 1, 1914. Martha was a passenger pigeon. In fact, she was the very last one—when she died at age 29, her species officially went extinct.  What’s in a name? … Continue reading Remembering Martha, the Last Passenger Pigeon