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When our early ancestors entered new lands they encountered a variety of strange new creatures, monsters that no longer exist. What were they like and where are they now? What are the real answers to the mystery of the missing megafauna?
 Man the hunter
Was human hunting the primary cause of the extinctions? Did the megafauna vanish only a few centuries after the arrival of man?
In balance with nature?
Maybe human hunting wasn't the cause, but what is the evidence for this?
Other causes
What are the other theories that have been proposed to account for
vanishing species?
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Walking with Beasts
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 FAQs
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