Extinct
by Anton Gill
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Did you know that 99.9% of all species that have ever existed on Earth are now extinct? This book, based on a major British television series, follows the stories of 6 of these creatures: the mammoth, saber-toothed tiger, Irish elk, dodo, great auk, and Tasmanian tiger. Examining the interplay between evolution and extinction, where factors like disease, adaptability, climate change, and the arrival of man can all spell death, the mysteries behind the disappearance of these unique beasts are show more laid bare. Illustrated with scores of dramatic photos,Extinctis a compelling account of creatures locked in a battle for survival, of explorers who traveled to the ends of the Earth to discover them, and of the scientists who have pieced together the puzzles of the fossils left behind. Anton Gill is the author ofArt Lover: A Biography of Peggy GuggenheimandJourney Back from Hell.Alex West is the producer of the television series. show lessTags
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Anton Gill was educated at Chigwell School and Clare College, Cambridge. He became a full-time writer in 1984 after a few years working in the theatre, for the Arts Council, and for the BBC. He is the author of a number of books, largely in the field of contemporary history, including studies of Germany before, during, and after World War II. He show more is also the author of Art Lover, a highly acclaimed biography of the collector of surreal and abstract art Peggy Guggenheim. When he isn't writing, Anton Gill travels. When he is, he lives in Bloomsbury, London show less
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- Science & Nature, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 590 — Natural sciences & mathematics Animals Animals
- LCC
- QL88 .G4 — Science Zoology Zoology General
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