Waspie_Dwarf Posted March 28, 2012 #1 Share Posted March 28, 2012 The last known population of woolly mammoths did not "inevitably" die out because of inbreeding and lack of genetic diversity, a study suggests.Scientists used techniques normally used to tackle crime scenes to carry out DNA analysis of samples taken from Wrangel Island in the Arctic Ocean. They said that it was more likely that human activity or environmental factors killed off the healthy creatures. Their work is published in the journal Molecular Ecology. Read more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+and-then Posted March 28, 2012 #2 Share Posted March 28, 2012 Maybe not, Waspie, but I bet it didn't do their social life much good Sorry couldn't resist - leaving now..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules99 Posted March 28, 2012 #3 Share Posted March 28, 2012 So their extinction occurred the same time as the Storegga slide hit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockabyeBillie Posted March 28, 2012 #4 Share Posted March 28, 2012 I didn't know this was even a theory! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowlark Posted March 28, 2012 #5 Share Posted March 28, 2012 I didn't know this was even a theory! That is exactly what I was going to say! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldorado Posted March 29, 2012 #6 Share Posted March 29, 2012 That is exactly what I was going to say! That is exactly what I was going to say! (seriously) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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