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Tuesday, September 30, 2003

 

Small, Isolated Elephants Follow Own Evolutionary Path  

Small, Isolated Elephants Follow Own Evolutionary Path: " Small, Isolated Elephants Follow Own Evolutionary Path
By MARK DERR

Published: September 30, 2003"

"he small Borneo elephant represents the last remnant of an ancient lineage, a team of international biologists has determined. The finding, based on DNA samples, overturns a long-held prevailing theory of the animals' origins: that they were descended from domesticated elephants that reverted to the wild.

Instead, the elephant, isolated in the tropical rain forests of northeastern Borneo, has followed an independent evolutionary path for at least 18,000 years, and probably longer, the scientists conclude."






Ah, but have they cross-checked their DNA with that of the pygmy Mastodons found near Antarctica? Sounds suspiciously similar, to me.


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