Extinct Animals: An Encyclopedia of Species that Have Disappeared during Human History

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Название: Extinct Animals: An Encyclopedia of Species that Have Disappeared during Human History

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Издательство: Greenwood Press

Год: 2009

Страниц 228

ISBN: 0313349878

Формат: PDF

Размер: 4,5 MB

Язык Английский

Everyone is familiar with the dodo and the wooly mammoth, but how many people have heard of the scimitar cat and the Falkland Island fox? Extinct Animals portrays over 60 remarkable animals that have been lost forever during the relatively recent geological past. Each entry provides a concise discussion of the history of the animal – how and where it lived, and how it became extinct – as well as the scientific discovery and analysis of the creature. In addition, this work examines what led to extinction, from the role of cyclical swings in the Earth's climate to the spread of humans and their activities. Many scientists believe that we are in the middle of a mass extinction right now, caused by the human undermining of the earth's complex systems that support life. Understanding what caused the extinction of animals in the past may help us understand and prevent the extinction of species in the future.

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