The story of woolly mammoths (Mammuthus primigenius) offers a glimpse into the delicate interplay between genetics, environment, and chance in determining a species’ fate. Once spread across the vast expanses of the Ice Age tundra, these majestic creatures dwindled as their habitat disappeared. The last known population lived in isolation on Wrangel Island, a remote Arctic refuge off Siberia’s coast. About 4,000 years ago, this small group disa…
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