Worldwide Late Pleistocene and Early Holocene population declines in extant megafauna are associated with Homo sapiens expansion rather than climate change

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-43426-5

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Candelestine@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y

Honestly this just makes sense. The bigger the animal, the more efficient the calorie gain from hunting activity, which makes them a preferable target. Also, they tend to reproduce slower.