extinct mammals

Simple text and photographs introduce endangered and extinct mammals, including the Ganges dolphin, Asian elephants, and the saber-toothed tiger.

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.

The saber-toothed cat went extinct more than 10,000 years ago. The saber-tooth, or Smilodon, was one of the largest cats ever to walk Earth. It used its long, blade-like teeth to hunt animals as massive as mastodons. Learn more about this remarkable animal in Saber-Toothed Cat, an Extinct Animals book.

Surveys some of the land mammals that became extinct naturally, long ago, and their present-day descendants who are threatened with extinction by man and his activities.

Describes the physical characteristics and habitat of the quagga, a zebra-like animal that lived in southern Africa and became extinct by the end of the nineteenth century.