In several million years human race will die out, and there will be a small amount of fantastic animals left. What kind of animals they will be? Is it possible to draw a picture of the future so many years ahead? 16 scientists solved this problem by producing the documentary series "Wild Future" aired on Discovery Channel, "2000" newspaper says. The scientists used not only guesses and vivid fantasy. Specialists on wide range of scientific subjects, from Zoology to Geology used the relics of the past for composing the picture of the living nature millions years ahead.First the scientists analyzed the changes of the global climate since the ice age. Then they applied the tendencies of the climate changes for the future and made prognoses how the climate transformation will influence our planet biosphere. In 5 million years the Earth will be occupied with polar ice. Europe will be covered with a two kilometers wide layer of ice. Polar bears and wolves who currently are on the brink of extinction will have died out by that time. But some other forms of life will adjust themselves to the cold climate conditions.

The shores of the Hybraltare Strait between Europe and Africa will meet each other and the two continents will be connected. The forests of the river Amazon area will die out of the lack of rain, and their area will be covered with grass. Northern America will be a dry desert. Animals able to survive and adjust themselves to the new nature conditions will live there.Death-gleaner. In 5 million years when the areas of Northern America will be a cold desert, this predator will hunt its victims with the help of wings having two meters in size, big fangs and claws on its paws able to destroy bones. Snow-stalker. It will live in the cold deserted areas of Europe at the temperature below 50 degrees Celsius. This is a sabre-toothed wolverine v an ancestor of an ermine and a weasel. However, it is bigger in size and has big fangs for killing its catch.

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