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Mammoths & mastodons of the Ice Age / Adrian Lister.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Richmond Hill, Ontario ; Buffalo, New York : Firefly Books, 2014Description: 128 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 26 cmContent type:
  • still image
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1770853154 (bound)
  • 9781770853157 (bound)
Other title:
  • Mammoths and mastodons of the Ice Age
Subject(s):
Contents:
Mammoths and elephants -- Tusks and trunks -- The world of the Ice Age -- Frozen and living -- Endangered and extinct.
Holdings
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Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 569.67 L773 Available 33111007502897
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

A vivid, authoritative exploration of the iconic giants of the Ice Age.

Featuring stunning photographs of skeletons, casts, tusks and preserved flesh from the world-famous collections of the Natural History Museum in London and Chicago's Field Museum (home to the most complete and best preserved mammoth baby), this book reveals what life was like for these prehistoric giants whose remains invite so much modern fascination and speculation.

From 1.8 million to 10,000 years ago as global temperatures cooled, colossal mammals were an imposing presence on the Pleistocene landscape, roaming alongside humans across great swaths of Europe, Asia, and much of North America. Mammoths and Mastodons of the Ice Age explains the differences between these animals, describes their habitats and behaviors, and introduces other amazing creatures from the Ice Age, such as the saber-toothed cat, giant sloth, cave bear and dire wolf.

Drawing on current scientific research, including recently revealed DNA analysis that shows the real color of mammoths, Adrian Lister explores how hunters stalked the elephantine prey, why they died out and whether it's possible to clone them today. He also examines what wild elephants (their surviving cousins) tell us about their extinct ancestors and how the natural and human-caused challenges elephants face today may doom them to the same fate.

Mammoths and Mastodons of the Ice Age is a tie-in with the traveling museum exhibition "Mammoths and Mastodons: Titans of the Ice Age," which opened in Chicago in 2010, and will tour through 2016. The similarly named 3D film has received rave reviews and undoubtedly will become a popular big-screen event, once the museum exhibition closes.

Includes photographs of skeletons, casts, tusks and preserved flesh from world-famous collections including those of the Natural History Museum, London.

Includes bibliographical references (page 124) and index.

Mammoths and elephants -- Tusks and trunks -- The world of the Ice Age -- Frozen and living -- Endangered and extinct.

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