Book Description
Humorous essays poke fun at the natural world, extinct animals, pet snakes, and the noises of fish
Author : Will Cuppy
Publisher :
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 38,29 MB
Release : 1941
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9780226128269
Humorous essays poke fun at the natural world, extinct animals, pet snakes, and the noises of fish
Author : Will Cuppy
Publisher :
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 32,36 MB
Release : 1941
Category : Science
ISBN :
Author : Tim Fridtjof Flannery
Publisher : Atlantic Monthly Press
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 49,9 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Extinct animals
ISBN : 9780871137975
A short description of the extinct animal along with a color drawing.
Author : Rebecca E. Hirsch
Publisher : Twenty-First Century Books ™
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 30,25 MB
Release : 2017-01-01
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN : 1512439029
In the twenty-first century, because of climate change and other human activities, many animal species have become extinct, and many others are at risk of extinction. Once they are gone, we cannot bring them back—or can we? With techniques such as cloning, scientists want to reverse extinction and return lost species to the wild. Some scientists want to create clones of recently extinct animals, while others want to make new hybrid animals. Many people are opposed to de-extinction. Some critics say that the work diverts attention from efforts to save species that are endangered. Others say that de-extinction amounts to scientists "playing God." Explore the pros and cons of de-extinction and the cutting-edge science that makes it possible.
Author : Will Cuppy
Publisher :
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 34,49 MB
Release : 1964
Category : Science
ISBN :
Author : Ross Piper
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 33,42 MB
Release : 2009-03-20
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0313349886
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. Extinct Animals examines the biology and history of some of the most interesting creatures that have ever lived, including: The American Terror Bird, which probably became extinct over 1 million years ago, who were massive predators, some of which were almost 10 feet tall; the Rocky Mountain Locust, last seen in 1902, formed the most immense animal aggregations ever known, with swarms estimated to include over 10 trillion insects; the Giant Ground Sloth, which was as large as an elephant; and the Neandertals, the first Europeans, which co-existed with prehistoric Homo sapiens. Extinct Animals includes illustrations—many created for the work—that help the reader visualize the extinct creature, and each entry concludes with a list of resources for those who wish to do further research.
Author : Johnny Marciano
Publisher : Akashic Books
Page : 39 pages
File Size : 47,37 MB
Release : 2021-10-19
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1617759635
Let’s learn about the most mystifying species to ever walk the Earth! Plib is like every other Nøørfbløøk kid on Earth, except for one thing. He loves humans--those horrible, terrifying monsters who dominated the planet ten million years ago. Only one thing about the humans bothers Plib. What happened to them all? Did they turn the planet into an uninhabitable wasteland? Or did they turn on each other? Or did the humans die out because of something else they did--or didn’t--do? Find the answer in How Did Humans Go Extinct?
Author : Michael Blencowe
Publisher : Aurum Press
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 13,16 MB
Release : 2022-04-05
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0711276927
Gone is a fascinating and timely illustrated narrative exploring the lively tales of eleven extraordinary extinct species from around the globe––sharing an enlightening story of extinction and conservation for today.
Author : Karen Rivers
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 23,9 MB
Release : 2016-06-28
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 0374302456
Grief can sometimes feel like being caught in the jaws of a great white shark. J.C., who goes by the nickname Sharky, has been having a hard time ever since his best friend died in front of him in what might or might not have been an accident. Shell-shocked, Sharky spends countless hours holed up in his room, obsessively watching documentaries about sharks and climate change—and texting his dead friend. Hoping a change of location will help, Sharky’s mom sends him to visit his dad on a remote island in Canada. There, Sharky meets a girl who just may show him how to live—and love—again.
Author : Barbara Penner
Publisher : Reaktion Books
Page : 391 pages
File Size : 50,96 MB
Release : 2021-11-11
Category : Design
ISBN : 1789144531
Blending architecture, design, and technology, a visual tour through futures past via the objects we have replaced, left behind, and forgotten. So-called extinct objects are those that were imagined but were never in use, or that existed but are now unused—superseded, unfashionable, or simply forgotten. Extinct gathers together an exceptional range of artists, curators, architects, critics, and academics, including Hal Foster, Barry Bergdoll, Deyan Sudjic, Tacita Dean, Emily Orr, Richard Wentworth, and many more. In eighty-five essays, contributors nominate “extinct” objects and address them in a series of short, vivid, sometimes personal accounts, speaking not only of obsolete technologies, but of other ways of thinking, making, and interacting with the world. Extinct is filled with curious, half-remembered objects, each one evoking a future that never came to pass. It is also a visual treat, full of interest and delight.