It’s unclear what killed this roughly 15-year-old male woolly mammoth at least 10,000 years ago. Source: https://www.livescience.com/woolly-mammoth-skeleton-poop-siberia.html
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The last mammoths died on a remote island
A new study suggests that about 4,000 years ago, a combination of Isolation, extreme weather, and the arrival of humans on Wrangel Island in the Arctic Ocean killed off Earth’s last population of mammoths. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/last-wooly-mammoths-died-on-remote-island…
Why super-sized beavers went extinct
Super-sized beavers were as big as black bears. They suddenly became extinct 10,000 years ago, while small modern beavers survived. Now scientists know why. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/why-giant-beavers-went-extinct…
Neanderthals And Woolly Mammoths May Have Shared Genetic Traits
A new study conducted by Tel Aviv University proposes that Neanderthals and woolly mammoths shared the same climate adaptation traits. The elephant-like animals from around 600,000 years ago and the early humans from approximately 400,000 years ago seem to have the same molecular characteristics that helped them adapt to cold environments. The relationship between the… Continue reading Neanderthals And Woolly Mammoths May Have Shared Genetic Traits
Scientists Plan To Clone A 42,000-Year-Old Extinct Horse Species Back To Life
Scientists are pretty sure that they can extract cells from a 42,000-year-old extinct foal and bring it back to life. They believe that if they can bring back the extinct Lenskaya breed of horse, they will eventually be able to successfully resurrect the woolly mammoth. The light ginger-colored foal was found in the Batagai depression… Continue reading Scientists Plan To Clone A 42,000-Year-Old Extinct Horse Species Back To Life