A group of alien archaeologists explores the Olduvai Gorge in Africa to learn about humanity, an extinct race. However, as they begin investigating artifacts, they discover that everything they knew about humans is entirely wrong.

Humanity is gone, collectively vanished in an instant, leaving one single woman behind - or so she thinks. Then she meets the last man. Unfortunately, he's a jerk.

A man intently studies extinct mammals to escape his wife and mistress, who often vent to him about their daily worries and give him anxiety.

Creatures of the animal kingdom bicker for their place on the throne in a post-apocalyptic world void of the human race, but soon realize they're slowing transforming into their old human masters. When mankind disappears from the face of the Earth, creatures of the animal kingdom gather to discuss who will replace them on the throne. But soon, the animals realize they're slowly adopting human traits.

A young boy sits on the shore of one of Earth’s remaining beaches, his last moment at the planet’s natural sites before mankind must evacuate the planet it destroyed.

Three myths from human groups on other planets describe the origin of humanity, and the necessity of respecting nature.

Humanity has eliminated all plants and animals in a futuristic world that isn't meant for human consumption. One man refuses to kill his pet animals and plants, and the government tries to convince him to comply.

When an anthropology professor moves with his family to a remote home on the Great Plains, a new friendship with an idealist, a landscaping disaster, and a disheartening consultation with an Indigenous man shake his beliefs about cultural relativism to the core.

Despite his children and grandchildren living on the futuristic New Earth, an elderly man refuses to evacuate a destroyed Earth because of his ties to the land and its environment. With the help of two young girls, he learns to capture some of the magic of his home away from home.

In a faraway future, humans have sunk to the bottom of the food chain, with animals leading society and taking charge of the world. Despite animals' hatred for humans, a smart, observant horse becomes interested in a strange human girl, one who doesn't seem to fit in with her group.