A chronicle of the planet's extinct megafauna profiles such creatures as passenger pigeons, moas, thylacines, and baiji to identify modern-world threats to extant species and how they can be saved.
Content Note
Introduction : meet the giants -- Moa -- Aurochs -- Elephant bird -- Steller's sea cow -- Indian Ocean giant tortoises -- Passenger pigeon -- California grizzly -- Thylacine -- Lions -- Red wolf -- Tigers -- Baiji -- Rhinoceroses.