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Ten Great Ideas: Extinction of species
We are in the middle of the sixth great extinction. |
3 min video from howstuffworks. | 4 Star | |
Fen Montaigne discusses how global warming has caused a decline in the number of Adélie penguins on the Antarctic Peninsula. |
Short video, from newyorker.com | 5 Star | |
| Slideshow of just a handful of animals which have gone extinct recently | Youtube. 4 mins | 5 Star | |
| Extinct "and soon to become extinct" species | Youtube. 2 mins | 5 Star | |
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| 700 million years ago | 70% of life went bye-bye. The Living Earth, part 2 of 5, continues in next link. Youtube | ||
250 million years ago (lasted millions of years) 65 million years ago |
Mass eruption of volcanos. Extinction of between 80% - 90% of all life. mammal-like creatures survived. Youtube 60% - 70% of life wiped out (including dinosaurs). Most likely culprit is a meteorite. The Living Earth, part 3 of 5. |
5 Star | |