END OF THE MEGAFAUNA

The fascinating lives and puzzling demise of some of the largest animals on earth.Until a few thousand years ago, creaturesmegafau nathat could have been from a sci-fi thriller roamed the earth. With a handful of exceptions, all are now gone.Ross MacPhee explor es the question of what caused the disappearance of these prehistoric behemoths, examining the extinction theories, weighing the evi dence and presenting his conclusions. He comments on how past extinctions can shed light on future losses and on the possibility of bringing back...[Llegir més]