![]() ![]() Then she uses that focal point to explore changes to the environment and the evolutionary adaptations and accidents that contributed to some species surviving and others … well, not. She chooses a main character for each chapter, a Triceratops, Edmontosaurus, or sometimes even a plucky mammal perhaps distantly related to us. Riley Black narrates the extinction of the non-avian dinosaurs (and many other species). Have you ever watched one of those “documentaries” on Discovery Channel that are more like recreations? It starts with an asteroid hurtling towards Earth, and then there are computer-generated sequences of dinosaurs running for cover while a narrator in a refined British accent explains how they are all about to die. ![]() The Last Days of the Dinosaurs wasn’t what I was expecting, yet it was a pleasant surprise. ![]() This is not the first book I added to my to-read list, but it happens to be the first book I’ve read, mostly thanks to getting an eARC from NetGalley and St. Nevertheless, at some point last year, I had a moment where I decided to seek out more information on these creatures and their extinction. Dinosaurs grabbed me, as usual, when I was a kid, but I wouldn’t say that my fascination has endured as it has with some. ![]()
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