Did inbreeding cause the woolly mammoth’s extinction? Our research suggests it was more sudden than that

https://theconversation.com/did-inbreeding-cause-the-woolly-mammoths-extinction-our-research-suggests-it-was-more-sudden-than-that-233119

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MonkderDritte@feddit.de · 9 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Isn't inbreeding something that becomes a problem because there's only a few of you?

SatouKazuma@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y

Correct

mycathas9lives@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y

They were possibly hunted to extinction. That is perfectly plausible.