[ad_1] At the end of the last ice age, South America was home to strange animals that have since disappeared: giant ground sloths, elephant-like herbivores, and an ancient horse lineage.Read More
Tag: Extinct
This Extinct Eagle Might Have Swallowed Its Stomach Like a Vulture
[ad_1] At Craigmore Station in Canterbury, New Zealand, an old Maori painting graces the limestone ledge of a cave. The painted bird of prey, thought to depict an extinct eagle,Read More
This Butterfly Was the First Human Butterfly Extinct in North America
[ad_1] More than a century ago, a bluish butterfly flew between the sand dunes of San Francisco’s Sunset District and laid its eggs on a plant known as stagweed. AsRead More