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Could the Sahara ever be green again? – Live Science
The Sahara was once home to hippos.
Sometime between 11,000 and 5,000 years ago, after the last ice age ended, the Sahara Desert
transformed. Green vegetation grew atop the sandy dunes and increased rainfall turned arid caverns into lakes. About 3.5 million square miles (9 million square kilometers) of Northern Africa turned green, drawing in animals such as hippos
, antelopes, elephants
and aurochs (wild ancestors of domesticated cattle), who feasted on its thriving grasses and shrubs. This lush paradise is long gone, but co…
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