Extinction

by Douglas Preston

It was like seeing elephants in a zoo versus viewing them on safari in the African bush.

Lions in the wild are majestic and at the same time terrifying, unlike the pale, caged ghosts of what a lion is as seen in those in zoos.

indricothere,

Baby Glock 9 mm,

A Glock 26.

frisson

It’s much easier to regulate a small space than a large one—

Less volume to control.

herbivores are not peaceful animals. Good lord, no! In fact, the most dangerous animals in Africa aren’t lions and leopards but elephants, buffalo, hippos, and rhinos—all herbivores.

The African water buffalo is the most dangeeous of them all.

were

Should be, "was", because the subject, "family", is singular.

Since she carried it without a round in the chamber,

An ill-advised way to carry.

couloirs

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“There were six Monopoly tokens, right? Let’s see—the shoe, thimble, top hat, iron…” “Cannon and battleship,”

Flashback!

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