Now, new research from Aarhus University reveals that those large mammals that survived also experienced a dramatic decline. By studying the DNA of 139 living species of large mammals, scientists have ...

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Now, new research from Aarhus University reveals that those large mammals that survived, also experienced a dramatic decline. By studying the DNA of 139 living species of large mammals, the scientists ...