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The Very, Very, Last Moa

Author: Carl Leckey

Publisher: Author House

Published: 2012-02-23

Total Pages: 125

ISBN-13: 1467884561

Th e very, very. Last Moa was conceived on one of Carls many trips to visit his family living in New Zealand. Th e Giant Moa once a common fl ightless bird is extinct. BUT what if by some freak of nature the bird still lives? Follow the adventures of six kids a dog that believes it is human on an Island where many years ago a erupting volcano left an amazing secret to be discovered by the kids and their faithful dog. Th is book. Th e very, very, Last Moa is the fi rst book the author has specifi cally written for children.

Moa

Author: Quinn Berentson

Publisher:

Published: 2012-01-01

Total Pages: 300

ISBN-13: 9781877517846

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The moa were the most unusual and unique family of birds that ever lived, a clan of feathered monsters that developed in isolation for many, many millions of years. They became extinct reasonably quickly after the arrival of the Maori, and were a distant memory by the time European explorers arrived. So the discovery and identification of their bones in the 1840s was a worldwide sensation, claimed by many to be the zoological find of the century. This book begins by recounting the story of discovery, which was characterised by an unbelievable amount of controversy and intrigue. Since then there has been an unbroken chain of new discoveries, culminating with intriguing revelations in recent years about the moa's biology, that have come to light through DNA testing and radio-dating. This is a fascinating and important book that richly recounts the life and death of our strangest bird. Packed with a fantastic range of illustrations, Moa fills an important gap in our natural history literature, a popular but serious book on this national icon.

Last of the Giants

Author: Jeff Campbell

Publisher: Zest Books ™

Published: 2019-08-01

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13: 154158189X

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Today, an ancient world is vanishing right before our eyes: the age of giant animals. Over 40,000 years ago, the earth was ruled by megafauna: mammoths, mastodons, saber-toothed tigers and giant sloths. Of course, those creatures no longer exist, and there is only one likely reason for that: the evolution and arrival of the earth's only tool-wielding hunter, the wildly adaptive, comparatively pint-sized human species. Many more of the world's biggest and baddest creatures—including the black rhino, the dodo, giant tortoises, and the great auk—have vanished since our world became truly global. Last of the Giants chronicles those giant animals and apex predators pushed to extinction in the modern era. The book also highlights those giant species that remain—even though many barely survive, living in such low numbers that they are on the brink of leaving this world within the next few decades. However, there is hope, for many endangered species can still be saved. As it profiles each extinct and endangered animal, Last of the Giants focuses on the conservation efforts that are trying to preserve the world's remaining charismatic species before they are lost forever.