Megafauna: First Victims of the Human-Caused Extinction W. Somerset Maugham Nicola Upson blends biography and

Nicola Upson blends biography and fiction

yet materially bound minds of the pre-industrial age

Lucky Luciano may have run most of New York City

ISBN13: 9781594482571

Megafauna: First Victims of the Human-Caused Extinction W. Somerset Maugham Nicola Upson blends biography andEcological competition began as slow arms races. Predators evolved to hunt. Prey evolved to defend themselves. Each improvement was small, barely shifting the odds of survival. Nature remained in equilibrium. Until the dawn of humanity. When our ancestors developed the unique ability to think up new devices and behaviors, humanity became able to overcome nature's defenses far more quickly than natural selection could respond. Humankind spread out of