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How the Current Mass Extinction of Animals Threatens Humans
We seem indifferent to the mass extinction we're causing, yet we lose a part of ourselves when another animal dies out.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/08/140820-extinction-crows-penguins-dinosaurs-asteroid-sydney-booktalk/
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The Big Five Extinctions -Cosmos Magazine
Biologists suspect we're living through the sixth major mass extinction. Earth has witnessed five, when more than 75% of species disappeared. Palaeontologists spot them when species go missing from the global fossil record, including the iconic specimens shown here.
https://cosmosmagazine.com/earth-sciences/big-five-extinctions
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BBC Nature - Big Five mass extinction events
Things aren't looking good for reptiles and amphibians lately, especially frogs. John Alroy at Macquarie University in Australia published a study last month examining recent extinctions for the two groups of animals, and the results are alarming.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/extinction_events
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Mass Extinction Facts, Information, Pictures -Encyclopedia
Get information, facts, and pictures about mass extinction. Make research projects and school reports about mass extinction easy with credible articles from our FREE, online encyclopedia and dictionary.
http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/mass_extinction.aspx
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Permian Extinction Article, Mass Extinction Information, Park Tourism Facts -National Geographic
Read a National Geographic magazine article about the mass extinction at the end of the Permian period and get information, facts, and more about the Permian and mass extinctions.
http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/prehistoric-world/permian-extinction
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Frogs Are on the Verge of Mass Extinction
Things aren't looking good for reptiles and amphibians lately, especially frogs. John Alroy at Macquarie University in Australia published a study last month examining recent extinctions for the two groups of animals, and the results are alarming
https://ecowatch.com/2015/10/07/frog-mass-extinction/
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Earth is on Brink of a Sixth Mass Extinction, Scientists Say, and it's Humans Fault -The Washington Post
The planet is losing species faster than it ever has before.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/06/22/the-earth-is-on-the-brink-of-a-sixth-mass-extinction-scientists-say-and-its-humans-fault
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Mass Extinction, Mass Die-Off Information, Prehistoric Facts - National Geographic
Learn about prehistoric mass extinctions and animal die-offs and get information, facts, and more about dinosaur extinctions from National Geographic.
http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/prehistoric-world/mass-extinction
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Extinction Event - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
Wikipedia's information about extinction events.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extinction_event
