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Ten Exceptional Ancient Elephants, From Small Swimming Creatures to Shovel-Tusked Beasts
Not so long ago, the trumpeting of elephants could be heard across a great deal of our planet. Wrinkly-skinned giants did not ...
'Icy blast from the past': Pittsburgh Zoo unveils temporary exhibit on Ice Age
The zoo said visitors will come face to face with some of the largest animals that set foot on Earth, including mammoths, ...
Scientists Have Bred Woolly Mice on Their Journey to Bring Back the Mammoth
The mice were created by Colossal Biosciences, which edits DNA for species conservation, and has been working to bring back the woolly mammoth since 2021.
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Southern elephant seals are adaptable—but they struggle when faced with both rapid climate change and human impacts
This history was particularly dynamic after the height of the last Ice Age 21,000 years ago. The planet started warming then, which led to dramatic ecological shifts. Elephant seals likely ...
Woolly mice are cute and impressive – but they won’t bring back mammoths or save endangered species
Woolly mammoths had a slightly shorter version of the gene, which the researchers believe may have contributed to its adaptation to life in cold climates. However, the “woolly mice” with the ...
The Conversation on MSN15d
Elephant Seals Struggle With Climate Change, Human Impact
It reveals how these large marine mammals have adapted - and sometimes failed to adapt - to such pressures since the height of the last Ice Age thousands of years ago. Today, the largest southern ...
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Giant mammal's bone from quarry donated to museum
"This elephant would've lived in a very mild wooded habitat in this area. "The final cold snap of the Ice Age about 10,000 years ago would've wiped them all out." ...