If we must bring back extinct species, let’s focus on the giant herbivores
Many huge animals went extinct surprisingly recently. When they died, their ecological role was lost with them.
April 15, 2025 • ~7 min
Many huge animals went extinct surprisingly recently. When they died, their ecological role was lost with them.
A forensic technique more often used at modern crime scenes identified blood residue from large extinct animals on spearpoints and stone tools used by people who lived in the Carolinas millennia ago.
Our research shows dire wolves lived in the tropics not the Arctic, and were not especially close relatives of the grey wolf.
The historical record is full of surprises – and it could encourage conservationists to think more creatively.
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