Mystery Solved: Why Did Cyprus’ Dwarf Elephants and Hippos Suddenly Disappear?

Research links the rapid extinction of dwarf megafauna on Cyprus to early human settlers, whose hunting practices decimated these species quickly after their arrival. Researchers have solved a longstanding mystery about the extinction of dwarf hippos and elephants on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus. During the Late Pleistocene, Cyprus only had two species of megafauna [...]

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