Study shows declines in whales, fish, seabirds and large animals damages Earth's nutrient cycle

Monday, October 26, 2015 - 14:00 in Paleontology & Archaeology

Giants once roamed the earth. Oceans teemed with ninety-foot-long whales. Huge land animals—like truck-sized sloths and ten-ton mammoths—ate vast quantities of food, and, yes, deposited vast quantities of poop.

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