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How ancient humans saved giant pigs and Komodo dragons from extinction – Telegraph.co.uk
DNA evidence of our mysterious ancient cousins, the Denisovans was found alongside giant animals
Ancient humans saved giant pigs and Komodo dragons from extinction, scientists at the Natural History Museum have found.
Researchers have been long searching for fossil evidence of our mysterious ancient cousins, the Denisovians, who are mainly known from traces of their DNA.
In analysing where this was found, they have discovered that large animals which evolved alongside early humans had a genetic advantage over those which didn’t. Scientists believe that this is because while our early ancestors…
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