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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Nina Massey

Woolly mammoths ‘evolved smaller ears and fluffier coats over 700,000 years’

Woolly mammoths evolved smaller ears and fluffier coats over the 700,000 years they roamed the Siberian steppes, according to a new study.

Researchers compared the genomes of the giant creatures with modern day elephants to find out what made woolly mammoths unique, both as individuals and as a species.

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