Cypriot pygmy hippopotamus - Wikipedia
The Cypriot pygmy hippopotamus (Hippopotamus minor or Phanourios minor) is an extinct species of dwarf hippopotamus that inhabited the island of Cyprus from the Pleistocene until …
Pygmy hippopotamus - Wikipedia
Extinct pygmy and dwarf hippos [ edit ] Several species of small hippopotamids have also become extinct in the Mediterranean in the late Pleistocene or early Holocene .
Did humans drive Cyprus dwarf hippos and elephants extinct?
2024年9月22日 · Dwarf hippos and elephants once lived on Cyprus but went extinct around 14,000 years ago, likely due to hunting by humans. A small population of 3,000-7,000 Stone …
Hippopotamus madagascariensis - Wikipedia
Hippopotamus madagascariensis, the Madagascar or Madagascan dwarf hippopotamus, is an extinct species of hippopotamus, endemic to the island of Madagascar. Known only from …
Humans likely wiped out Cyprus' tiny hippos and elephants in …
2024年9月17日 · Thousands of years before a tiny pygmy hippopotamus from a zoo in Thailand named Moo Dang became an internet sensation, an extinct species of dwarf hippos …
Humans Likely Caused Extinction Of Cyprus' Hippos And Elephants
2024年9月19日 · Historical evidence shows that boar-sized hippos and elephants no bigger than horses once lived on Cyprus and other Mediterranean islands. This phenomenon is known as …
Extinction of dwarf elephants and hippos directly linked to humans
2024年9月24日 · The 500-kg dwarf elephant (Palaeoloxodon cypriotes, approximately 1,102 lbs) and the 130-kg dwarf hippo (Phanourios minor, approximately 287 lbs) roamed the island, but …
Unravelling an ancient European extinction mystery: …
Scientists have unravelled a mystery about the disappearance of dwarf hippos and elephants that once roamed the picturesque landscape on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus before …
Dwarf hippos and elephants in Cyprus ‘driven to extinction by just ...
A small population of just 3,000 people may have caused dwarf hippos and dwarf elephants in the island of Cyprus to become extinct some 14,000 years ago, scientists believe.
Cyprus’ dwarf hippos and elephants driven extinct by humans
2024年9月19日 · There’s new evidence that humans drove to extinction the unique megafauna on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus. Dwarf hippopotamuses and elephants once roamed the …