Pleistocene megafauna megafauna which are now extinct: giant lizards ("Gallotia goliath"), giant rats ("Canariomys bravoi" and "Canariomys tamarani") and giant tortoises ("Geochelone burchardi" and "Geochelone vulcanica"), among others. Pleistocene megafauna Pleistocene megafauna is the set of large animals that lived on Earth during the Pleistocene epoch and became extinct during the Quaternary extinction event. Megafauna is a term used to describe animals with an adult body weight of over 44 kg (97 lbs). The last glacial period, commonly referred to as the 'Ice Age', spanned 125,000 to 14,500 years ago and was the most recent glacial period within the current ice age
The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2002 film) The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2002 film) The Sorcerer's Apprentice is a 2002 South African fantasy film. Although set in England, the film was shot on location in South Africa. Every hundred years, the evil Morgana (Kelly Le Brock) returns to claim Fingall's talisman, with which she intends to destroy the world, from the wizard Merlin. For the last fourteen hundred years she has failed... now she intends to conquer all. Young Ben Clark (Byron Taylor) moves with his parents to a new town, where he befriends an elderly Welshman and magician, Milner (Robert Davi). Ben has a natural talent for magic