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Author | : Gerlach Justin |
Publisher | : Lulu.com |
Total Pages | : 96 |
Release | : 2014-11-01 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 9781326086039 |
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136 animal species have become extinct in the British Isles over the past thousand years. This book describes many of these extinctions, from familiar species such as the wolf and the iconic extinction of the great auk, to the numerous insects that have vanished from the islands.
Author | : Stephen Harris |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 799 |
Release | : 2008-01-01 |
Genre | : Mammals |
ISBN | : 9780906282656 |
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Author | : Hélène Rajcak |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2012 |
Genre | : Animals, Fossil |
ISBN | : 9781877579066 |
Download Small and Tall Tales of Extinct Animals Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
A fascinating journey around the world of extinct animals, combining cartoons with naturalist drawings, and mythology with science.
Author | : John Whitfield |
Publisher | : Smithsonian Institution |
Total Pages | : 225 |
Release | : 2020-10-06 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 1588346986 |
Download Lost Animals Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Meet the incredible animals that have disappeared due to competition, mass extinctions, hunting, and human activity. Lost Animals brings back to life some of the most charismatic creatures to inhabit the planet. It captures the imagination with more than 200 incredible photographs, artworks of fossils, and scientific drawings of charming creatures like dodos, paraceratherium (the largest land mammal), spinosaurus (the biggest carnivorous dinosaur), placeoderm fishes (the sharks of their day), and more! Lost Animals is a captivating documentation of evolution and extinction. Each chapter focuses on a specific time in Earth's history, from the Cambrian explosion (the most intense surge of evolution the world has ever experienced) to present times, with profiles of the key species that lived then. From long extinct animals to Lazarus species--animals that were thought to be extinct before being rediscovered--this book takes readers on a journey through Earth's natural history, highlighting the world's biggest animal losses and its moments of conservational hope.
Author | : Errol Fuller |
Publisher | : A&C Black |
Total Pages | : 257 |
Release | : 2013-11-21 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 1408160013 |
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Caught on camera prior to their demise, this book reveals the surprisingly rich photographic record of now-extinct animals. A photograph of an animal long-gone evokes a feeling of loss more than a painting ever can. Often tinted sepia or black-and-white, these images were mainly taken in zoos or wildlife parks, and in a handful of cases featured the last known individual of the species. There are some familiar examples, such as Martha, the last Passenger Pigeon, or the Ivory-billed Woodpecker, recently fledged and perching happily on the hat of one of the biologists that had just ringed it. But for every Martha there are a number of less familiar extinct birds and mammals that were caught on camera. The photographic record of extinction is the focus of this remarkable book, written by the world's leading authority on vanished animals, Errol Fuller. Lost Animals features photographs dating from around 1870 to as recently as 2004, the year that saw the demise of the Hawaiian Po'ouli. From a mother Thylacine and her pups to now-extinct birds such as the Heath Hen and Carolina Parakeet, Fuller tells the tale of each animal, why it became extinct, and discusses the circumstances surrounding the photography itself, in a book rich with unique images. The photographs themselves are poignant and compelling. They provide a tangible link to animals that have now vanished forever, in a book that brings the past to life while delivering a warning for the future.
Author | : Ross Barnett |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 361 |
Release | : 2019-07-11 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 1472957334 |
Download The Missing Lynx Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Britain's lynx are missing, and they have been for more than a thousand years. Why have they gone? And might they come back? Britain was a very different place 15,000 years ago – home to lions, lynx, bears, wolves, bison and many more megafauna. But as its climate changed and human populations expanded, most of early Britain's largest mammals disappeared. Will advances in science and technology mean that we can one day bring these mammals back? And should we? In The Missing Lynx, palaeontologist Ross Barnett uses case studies, new fossil discoveries and biomolecular evidence to paint a picture of these lost species and to explore the ecological significance of their disappearance. He discusses how the Britons these animals shared their lives with might have viewed them and investigates why some species survived while others vanished. Barnett also looks in detail at the realistic potential of reintroductions, rewilding and even of resurrection in Britain and overseas, from the successful return of beavers in Argyll to the revolutionary Pleistocene Park in Siberia, which has already seen progress in the revival of 'mammoth steppe' grassland. As widespread habitat destruction, climate change and an ever-growing human population lead us inexorably towards the sixth extinction, this timely book explores the spaces that extinction has left unfilled. And by helping us to understand why some of our most charismatic animals are gone, Ross Barnett encourages us to look to a brighter future, one that might see these missing beasts returned to the land on which they once lived and died.
Author | : James Edmund Harting |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 340 |
Release | : 1880 |
Genre | : Cattle |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : John Fleming |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 604 |
Release | : 1828 |
Genre | : Extinct animals |
ISBN | : |
Download A History of British Animals Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : Derek Yalden |
Publisher | : A&C Black |
Total Pages | : 494 |
Release | : 2010-01-31 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 1408128713 |
Download The History of British Mammals Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
As ice retreated from Britain 15,000 years ago, a host of large mammals including reindeer, wild horses, wooly mammoths, moose, wolves, brown bears, lynxes and wolverines established itself in Britain. The largest surviving wild land mammal today, the red deer, the largest contemporary land carnivore, the badger and another 65 or so extant wild mammals included about a quarter of the wild mammals that have been introduced in the last 15,000 years. The contemporary fauna, however, is largely dominated by domestic animals, such as cattle, sheep, pigs and humans. This book explores the fate of the large extinct species, as well as how, why, and when the introduced species appeared.
Author | : Donald R. Prothero |
Publisher | : Smithsonian Institution |
Total Pages | : 193 |
Release | : 2016-10-04 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 1588345734 |
Download Giants of the Lost World Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
More than a hundred years ago, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote a novel called The Lost World with the exciting premise that dinosaurs and other prehistoric beasts still ruled in South America. Little did Conan Doyle know, there were terrifying monsters in South America--they just happened to be extinct. In fact, South America has an incredible history as a land where many strange creatures evolved and died out. In his book Giants of the Lost World: Dinosaurs and Other Extinct Monsters of South America, Donald R. Prothero uncovers the real science and history behind this fascinating story. The largest animal ever discovered was the huge sauropod dinosaur Argentinosaurus, which was about 130 feet long and weighed up to 100 tons. The carnivorous predator Giganotosaurus weighed in at more than 8 tons and measured more than 47 feet long, dwarfing the T. rex in comparison. Gigantic anacondas broke reptile records; possums evolved into huge saber-toothed predators; and ground sloths grew larger than elephants in this strange, unknown land. Prothero presents the scientific details about each of these prehistoric beasts, provides a picture of the ancient landscapes they once roamed, and includes the stories of the individuals who first discovered their fossils for a captivating account of a lost world that is stranger than fiction.