Do you imagine the amazing changes from the comparison of the body shapes between 25 kinds of extinct animals and their modern relatives?
Throughout the long history of Earth, countless organisms have thrived here, but there are also some species that have left us forever for various reasons. Today, when we compare the body size of these extinct animals with their modern relatives through the power of science, we can not only feel the wonder and diversity of nature, but also deeply appreciate the enormous losses caused by species extinction.
Type 1: Modern Sunda pangolins and extinct giant Asian pangolins
Type 2: Modern red foxes and extinct foxes
Type 3: Modern trumpeter swans and extinct demon ducks
Type 4: Modern otters with smooth fur and extinct Sardinian otters
Type 5: Modern Mane Wolves and extinct Falkland Islands Wolves
Type 6: Modern Greville zebra and extinct Macrauchenia
Type 7: Modern Seriema and Extinct Kelenken
Type 8: Modern Boucher zebra and extinct giant Cape zebra
Type 9: Modern Asian Tapir and Extinct Tapir
Type 10: Modern Sharma and extinct Oedipus
11th species: Modern hippopotamus and extinct giant hippopotamus
Type 12: Modern black caiman and extinct Brazilian thunder dragon
Type 13: Modern musk ox and extinct shrub ox
Type 14: Modern Great Grey Owl and extinct Cuban Giant Owl
Type 15: Modern lion tailed macaques and extinct giant lion tailed macaques
16th species: extinct Leviathan and modern sperm whales
Type 17: Modern Jungle Dogs and Extinct Primitive Giant Jungle Dogs
Type 18: Extinct Pleistocene North American Jaguar and Modern South American Jaguar
Type 19: Modern chambered nautilus (genus Nautilus) and extinct giant ammonites
Type 20: Modern snow leopard and extinct Chinese black leopard
Type 21: Modern Eurasian lynx and extinct saber toothed cat
Type 22: Modern Ussuri wild boars and extinct elephants
Type 23: Modern African lions and extinct Simba Kubava
24th species: Modern giant anteaters (three toed anteaters) and extinct new anteaters (northern anteaters)
Type 25: Modern humans (Homo sapiens) and extinct Neanderthals (Neanderthals)
The comparison of the body size of 25 extinct animals with their modern relatives is a dialogue that spans time and space, and their changes are astonishing. These comparison charts are not only a review of the past, but also a warning for the future. They remind us that protecting biodiversity and maintaining ecological balance are our shared responsibilities. Let us cherish and protect our common home even more through these comparative pictures& mdash; Earth.