Humans off the hook for musk ox extinction

Thursday, March 11, 2010 - 17:28 in Paleontology & Archaeology

Humans have played a role in the extinction of many animals over the years, but when it comes to the musk ox — an Arctic mammal that started to decline around 12,000 years ago — we might be off the hook, at least for the downturns that took place long ago, a new study says. Arctic - Human - Animal - Muskox - Mammal

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