"Until about 13,000 years ago, North America was home to a menagerie of massive mammals. Mammoths, camels, and lions walked the ground that has become Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles and foraged on the marsh land now buried beneath Chicago's streets. Then, just as the first hu…
In this book, the author digs through the evidence surrounding large animal extinction events worldwide, showing that understanding this history- and our part in it- is crucial for protecting the elephants, polar bears, and other great creatures at risk today.
Discusses the mass extinction of megafauna during the Pleistocene era and what could have caused the event, and looks at the descendants of megafauna living on the Earth today.
Discusses the mass extinction of megafauna during the Pleistocene era and what could have caused the event, and looks at the descendants of megafauna living on the Earth today.
"Until about 13,000 years ago, North America was home to a menagerie of massive mammals. Mammoths, camels, and lions walked the ground that has become Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles and foraged on the marsh land now buried beneath Chicago's streets. Then, just as the first hu…
