QuickCheck: Are avocados supposed to be extinct?

AVOCADOS have become very popular over the last few years and that shouldn't come as a surprise. Its sweet yet almost savoury green flesh makes it an excellent ingredient in salads and sandwiches, and its sweet juice is both refreshing and healthy. Lauded as a superfood, it boasts a cavalcade of health benefits and it's jam-packed with nutrients, vitamins, fats and even protein. As wonderful a fruit as it is, some say that it actually has no business still being around and that it should have gone the way of the dodo a long time ago.

Is it true that avocados are supposed to be extinct?