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Extinct animals: everything you wanted to know

History Extra podcast

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Understanding Extinction: Human Impact and Historical Context

This chapter delves into the various causes of extinction throughout history, contrasting abiotic factors like asteroid impacts with human-induced challenges. It specifically compares the extinction of the dodo and the mammoth, exploring how human activity and climate change contributed to their decline.

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