extinct animals

Charlie's uncle leaves him a ranch that holds a secret door that leads into another world untouched by civilization where saber-toothed tigers and mammoths still roam, but when Charlie sells some extinct birds to finance his exploration of the wilderness, he raises questions that some people will kill to have answered.

Videocassette. Presents the amazing myriad of animal life that exists on our planet. Students will learn about a variety of animal species including birds, fish, amphibians, reptiles, mammals, insects and more. Other programs focus on specific aspects of animal life - their basic needs, behavior, adaptations, life cycles and their roles in the food chain.

Visit the Natural Henry Museum to unearth the mystery surrounding extinct animals.

Explores the different periods in the development of life on earth, starting with the Age of Fishes, and continuing through the Age of Insects, Age of Dinosaurs, and Age of Mammals.

Explores causes of the past five mass extinctions and looks at the sources of extinctions happening today. Also explores what evolutionary theory predicts for the future.

Describes how man has reduced the chances for survival of many wildlife species and human cultures of North America. Presents suggestions for preserving wildlife and wildlife habitats.

Examines how the hunting of the Atlantic gray whale led to its extinction in the early 1700's, describes the physical characteristics, habits, and threats to the survival of the gray whale, and discusses ancient and modern whaling methods.

A king's fabulous private zoo containing a unicorn, griffin, dodo, and mammoth changes course when a dragon joins its ranks.

A presentation of dinosaurs as they are viewed by paleontologists, using up-to-date methods to discuss what dinosaurs were, what they did, and how they did it, and studying the dinosaur in relation to the fuller concept of natural history.