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Solving an Eons-Old Mystery: Paleontologists Shed New Light on the Extinction of the Wooly Rhinoceros


Advanced computer modeling reveals that sustained human hunting contributed to the woolly rhinoceros's extinction by blocking their migration to new habitats during post-Ice Age warming, highlighting the ongoing impact of human activity on large animal species. Researchers found that persistent h

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