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…
"Trilobites hold the distinction of being among the world's first dominant forms of complex animal life, arthropods that rank second only to the hallowed dinosaur in terms of their paleontological appeal. These bizarrely beautiful three-lobed creatures initially appeared in the …
"Trilobites hold the distinction of being among the world's first dominant forms of complex animal life, arthropods that rank second only to the hallowed dinosaur in terms of their paleontological appeal. These bizarrely beautiful three-lobed creatures initially appeared in the …
These great beasts, or "megafauna," lived on every habitable continent and on many islands. With a handful of exceptions, all are now gone. What caused the disappearance of these prehistoric behemoths?
"The fascinating lives and puzzling demise of some of the largest animals on earth. Until a few thousand years ago, creatures that could have been from a sci-fi thriller--including gorilla-sized lemurs, 800-pound birds, crocodiles that weighed a ton or more--roamed the earth. Th…