extinction (biology)

Introduces and explains the difference between endangered and extinct.

Paleontologist Peter Ward recounts his investigation into the events surrounding a cataclysmic event that took place more than two hundred million years ago and destroyed nearly ninety-seven percent of all living things.

Contains poems about the world's extinct animals.

Moki, one of the moa birds being hunted into extinction by the Maoris on New Zealand, tries to regain their lost ability to fly so that he can escape death. Includes facts about New Zealand, the Maoris, and the moas.

Scott Weidensaul chronicles scientists' search for extinct species, discussing how some plants and animals have reappeared after being lost for hundreds of years. Weidensaul, a popularizer of science, makes tough topics easy to understand.

Presents a narrative that examines a world that is losing many of its cultures, languages, and local traditions along with its wildlife.

The author describes his research and field work in relation to the evolution of the Australian kangaroo; and recalls his encounters with ancient aboriginal cultures, fossil hunters, and scientists.

Discusses the discovery of Chicxulub impact crater in Mexico, and tells why the 180 kilometer-wide collision scar is believed to be responsible for the mass extinction on Earth sixty-five million years ago.

Presents an analysis of mass extinction and investigates what the storehouse of rock and fossil tell about their origins, progress, and implications.

Examines the disappearance of the dinosaurs and the various theories that exist to explain it.