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1. Jurassic Park for Real? - Cloning Extinct Animals Geneticists have cloned sheep, horses, cats and dogs. The next step it seems is to bring back the dead. Scientists are currently working on resurrecting through cloning an animal extinct since 1936. The Australian Tasmanian tiger, or thylacine, was h...
2. Dinosaurs Dinosaurs are lizard-like extinct animals, often large in size.Here you will find dinosaurs on almost anything, from backpacks to bedding to lamps and clothing. And come explore where to go on vacation to find dinosaur themes.
3. Was Boskop Man An Alien? The Boskops (Homo Capensis) were a group of early humans who lived in southern Africa between 10,000 and 30,000 years ago. They were about our size, 5' - 6', but their skulls were larger and have been described as "melon heads". It is thought they we...
4. Carolina Parakeet The once abundant Carolina Parakeet was a gregarious bird. They would form large, noisy flocks that fed on cultivated fruits and grains. They would tear apart an apple to get to the seeds, wreck havoc in the grain fields, and strip a corncob of its k...
5. The Passenger Pigeon The Passenger Pigeon used to be the most common bird in North America. They lived in huge flocks, and during migration, they covered the sky, some flocks containing up to a million birds. According to some estimates there were as many as five billion...
6. Emu: The Curious Bird Emu (pronounced either e-mew or e-moo depending on where you’re from) are a large flightless bird native to Australia. These birds, known for their curious nature, have been around since the time of the dinosaurs. Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae)...
7. Eskimo Curlew Once an abundant bird, there hasn't been a reliable sighting of the Eskimo Curlew in over 40 years. There are occasional reports of sightings which allows for the possibility that a small population still exists, but most authorities believe it i...
8. Albatross If you are passionate about the Environment and Nature WITHOUT being radical or fanatic in your thinking you're welcome to join my Squidoo group Nature and Environment! This is a group for people who accept diversity and encourage free speech, who wi...
9. The Ivory-billed Woodpecker The Ivory-billed Woodpecker was once a common sight throughout the Southeastern United States. That is no longer the case. As with the Passenger Pigeon it was man's short-sightedness that brought them to the brink of extinction. Large tracts of...
10. Snow Leopard The life span of a Snow Leopard (Uncia uncia) is normally 15-18 years, but in captivity they may become up to 20 years old. The body weight of a fully grown Snow Leopard is approximately 75 lbs. Find out more about these majestic animals, of which on...
11. Aepyornis: The Elephant Bird If you visited Madagascar before 1700 you would have been able to see giant birds that were as tall as a basketball hoop and weighed as much as an American alligator. These huge creatures were called aepyornis (pronounced ee-pee-OR-nis) or ‘ele...
12. Ammonites - Amazing Fossil Cephalopods Like the modern Nautilus these relatives of the squid and octopus had beautiful spiraled shells and swam backwards. Also among the most common marine fossils ammonites are a wonderful way to start exploring what fossils can tell us about evolution an...
13. Extinction is Forever! Endangered RED LIST: The Tiger is the world's largest living Big Cat and among the world's most highly threatened animals! Note: In southern China, the WWF estimates there are a mere 30 tigers in the wild, making them functionally extinct. Around 2,...
14. Endangered and Extinct African Animals   These are six African animals on the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List marked endangered, critically endangered, or at worst, extinct. Below, I will give a picture or my own drawing of each animal, te...
15. Kelpies & Diontite Horses: A Twighlight Manor Lens Welcome to yet another Twighlight Manor Lens. Our topic today: The Kelpie. Kelpie: A type of faerie horse; part horse, part sea monster. One of my fave faerie creatures. Traditionaly one of Fae's darker faerie types, turned beloved colorful children's...
16. Dinosaurs Dinosaurs were prehistoric animals of different sizes roaming the Earth hundreds of millions years ago. Despite of their impressive age, dinosaurs are still popular with kids and adults alike. It is estimated that the first dinosaurs appeared on our...
17. Save the Animals!!! There are too many endangered animals and too little animals that aren't! This site is dedicated to the poor animals out there dying because of us. I know it is too hard to grasp the idea that we are the main cause of these animals' endangered status...