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Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Over thousands of years, hundreds of incredible animal species have disappeared, and Danny Dodo, the world's greatest animal detective, is on the case! Within these pages, you'll find his case notes on mysterious animal disappearances from all the way back in 11,000 BCE to some that are happening this very minute, and information on how you can help save the day!"--Back cover.
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First American edition.
Language
English
Description
"Shine a spotlight on animal species throughout history and the ones alive today in Animals Lost and Found, through beautiful illustrations and interesting facts. Children will learn about animals lost to extinction, animals we thought we'd lost but have found, and animals that are the focus of conservation efforts all over the world. This educational book for children aged 7+ is packed with intriguing information about extinction and the different...
69) The moa
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1996.
Language
English
Description
Describes what is known of the history and habits of the large extinct bird of New Zealand.
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"In this vast sweep of our Earth's history, Michael Benton brings the deep past to life as never before. Deploying the cutting-edge tools in biology, chemistry, physics and geology that are transforming our understanding of previous environmental cataclysms -- including the discovery of a hitherto unknown extinction event -- he uncovers not only their lethal effects but also the processes that brought about such a large-scale destruction. Beginning...
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
From the Siberian permafrost to balmy California, scientists across the globe are working to resurrect all kinds of extinct animals, from ones that just left us to those that have been gone for many thousands of years. Their tools in this hunt are both fossils and cutting-edge genetic technologies. Some of these scientists are driven by sheer curiosity; others view the lost species as a powerful weapon in the fight to preserve rapidly changing ecosystems....
Author
Series
Bloomsbury sigma volume 18
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
If you could bring back just one animal from the past, what would you choose? It can be anyone or anything from history, from the King of the Dinosaurs, T. rex, to the King of Rock 'n' Roll, Elvis Presley, and beyond. De-extinction - the ability to bring extinct species back to life - is fast becoming reality. Around the globe, scientists are trying to de-extinct all manner of animals, including the woolly mammoth, the passenger pigeon and a bizarre...
78) Dino-roars
Series
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
A collection of more than twenty humorous poems about dinosaurs by such writers as Jane Yolen, Madeleine Comora, and Philip Yates.
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
Description
A mining operation in Colombia opened a window into an unknown period of the Earth's history where a world with giant creatures emerged. The biggest of them all was Titanoboa, a 43-foot snake, the largest that ever lived. New discoveries suggest that Titanoboa's rule was challenged by a giant crocodilian. Experiments reveal unmatched hunting prowess. So which one was the apex predator 58 million years ago?
80) The dodo
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1996.
Language
English
Description
Describes the physical characteristics and habits of the extinct dodo, a large flightless bird that lived on the islands of Mauritius and Réunion in the Indian Ocean.
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