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Paleolithic Humans Caused Extinction of Dwarf Hippos and Elephants on Cyprus

Around 3,000-7,000 hunter-gatherers on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus hunted endemic dwarf hippopotamus (Phanourios minor) and dwarf elephants (Palaeoloxodon cypriotes) to extinction within less than 1,000 years.

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