在这部PBS 猛犸大灭绝片中,15万年前,北美大陆就像一个大号的塞伦盖蒂国家公园(东非坦桑尼亚的,好想去看野生狮子不是动物园的),到处奔跑着巨大到难以想象的野生动物;然而到了距今1万年的冰河时代末期,约15至35种巨型生物突然灭绝了。在本集中,NOVA将跟随几名著名科学家一同寻找一种假说的证据;这个可能解释这场生物物种突然而普遍灭绝的惊人假说是——在约1.29万年前一颗掠过地球大气层的彗星解体并撞击了北美大陆——彗星撞击假说。
Thirteen thousand years ago a great tragedy in North American history caused the extinction of 35 species of large mammals. Scientists are divided on whether the cause was climate change or human predation. Nova follows the investigation of the evidence supporting a third controversial hypothesis; comet impact.