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1 (2) Giants 10-1-0 They were pretty impressive in beating the Cardinals without the services of Brandon Jacobs and Plaxico Burress. The G-Men have another tough road test at FedEx Field on Sunday. (MM)

Adapted from Dinosaurs: The Very Latest Information and Hands-On Activities From the Museum of the Rockies, by Liza Charlesworth and Bonnie Sachatello-Sawyer. A Scholastic Professional Book. The last dinosaurs died approximately 65 million years ago. Although the cause of their extinction is still a mystery, climatic change, diseases, changing plant communities, and geologic events could all have played a role. Lately, dinosaur extinction theories have been the subject of much debate and controversy. A recent explanation, supported by many scientists, suggests that dinosaurs died out soon after a huge meteorite crashed to Earth near the Gulf of Mexico. A giant meteorite, they reason, could have landed with an impact that kicked up enough dust and debris to block out sunlight for a long time — leading to a deadly chain of events. Without the sun, all the plants died; without the plants, all the plant-eaters died; and without the plant-eaters, all the meat-eaters died. Sounds reasonable. But there is one problem with this theory: Paleontologists have not yet been able to find dinosaur skeletons in rocks dating to the period of impact. Some evidence even seems to indicate that all the dinosaurs had died before the meteorite hit. What is the answer? As paleontologists search for clues to support their theories, they agree to disagree.

1,000 individuals in the wild

110 pandas in captivity,

World Wildlife Fund (WWF)

World Wildlife Fund (WWF)

Man is the giant panda's most dangerous

wild is about 15 years

Black fur covers its ears, eyes, muzzle, legs, and shoulders, while the rest of its coat is white

thick, wooly coat

large molar teeth and strong jaw muscles

same size as a Black Bear

5-6 feet high

276 pounds and males wheighing 10% to 20% more than females

2,000 pandas are found in the wild

180 pandas in captivity on mainland China and about 20 in other countries

found mostly in thick bamboo and coniferous forests