During the planet’s long history there have been several so-called “extinction events” when a large number species have perished.
[...] Now there is a growing consensus among scientists that a sixth extinction event has already begun with species disappearing at an unsurpassed rate.
It is possible that 1m species may not make it to the end of [...]
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“Animals Nobody Loves” by Seymour Simon, 2001, Chronicle Books, $7.95, softbound, 48 pages:
Before you even get to the Table of Contents in this book, you are confronted with the large, face-to-face image of some pretty alarming creatures: a spider, a piranha and a cobra first, then a vulture on the introduction page.
These are, indeed, [...]
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FOUR legs good, two legs bad.
That’s one of the ringing slogans in George Orwell’s 1945 novel “Animal Farm.” Increasingly, it also seems like a motto that may be tacked to the foreheads of executives in Manhattan publishing offices. Animal books are doing very brisk business.
The biggest surprise best sellers of the past two years, [...]
From the days of Melampus, the soothsayer of Greek mythology who conspired with termites and vultures, right up to Mr. Ed, the idea of talking animals is one that won’t go away.
A quick look around shows that time has hardly changed things. For years, researchers have studied the songs of birds and whales, hoping to [...]
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