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Top 10 Extinct Animals
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Want to know what the 10 most mysterious creatures to disappear from the earth are? Learn about the 10 most mysterious creatures at HowStuffWorks.
Are redheads going extinct?
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Redhead extinction is the idea that the recessive gene that causes red hair will eventually die out. Read about the theories behind redhead extinction.
Dinosaur Extinction
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Dinosaurs went extinct at the end of the Cretaceous Era. Learn the theories that try to explain what happened to the dinosaurs and why they went extinct.
Will we soon be extinct?
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A mass extinction on Earth is long overdue, according to population ecologists. Find out what Earth's fossil record may be telling us about our future.
What brought bison back from the brink of extinction?
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Bison extinction seemed imminent during the 1800s, as the market for buffalo hide boomed. Learn how men like Teddy Roosevelt prevented bison extinction.
Are Frogs on the Brink of Extinction?
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Frogs are like the canary in the coal mine for the state of the environment. HowstuffWorks looks at their endangered status.
The Now-extinct Castoroides Was a Bear-sized Beaver
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The giant castoroides thrived in the Great Plains, the Great Lakes region, the American South and Alaska. So why did this massive beaver die out?
Are We Entering the Sixth Major Extinction on Earth?
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A new global report says 1 million species are at risk of extinction — the greatest number in human history.
Are Tasmanian Devils Fighting Their Way Out of Extinction?
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Tasmanian devil extinction is a possibility; even at birth, their lives are fraught with survival hardships. Read about the cause of Tasmanian devil extinction.
10 Extinct Hominids
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Decades of fossil discoveries have revealed much about the extinct members of our hominid family tree, but we're far from having all the answers. What have we learned from some of these fascinating finds?