The cows of Amsterdam Island became a rare case for science because they descended from only five cattle left on a remote island in 1871. More than a century later, DNA samples helped researchers understand how a domestic herd managed to live as wild in one of the most isolated places on the planet. Where these... The post Farmer abandoned 5 cows on a remote island and, a century later, scientists analyzed their DNA appeared first on The Antagon…
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The cows of Amsterdam Island became a rare case for science because they descended from only five cattle left on a remote island in 1871. More than a century later, DNA samples helped researchers understand how a domestic herd managed to live as wild in one of the most isolated places on the planet. Where these... The post Farmer abandoned 5 cows on a remote island and, a century later, scientists analyzed their DNA appeared first on The Antagon…