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What Killed the Great Beasts of North America? 214

Posted by Unknown Lamer on Wednesday January 29, 2014 @02:25PM from the mostly-spears dept.

sciencehabit writes "Until about 11,000 years ago, mammoths, giant beavers, and other massive mammals roamed North America. Many researchers have blamed their demise on incoming Paleoindians, the first Americans, who allegedly hunted them to extinction. But a new study points to climate and environmental changes instead. The findings could have implications for conservation strategies, including controversial proposals for 'rewilding' lions and elephants into North America."

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It was me. Sorry. (Score:4, Funny)

by TWiTfan ( 2887093 ) writes: on Wednesday January 29, 2014 @02:31PM (#46102153)

My bad. Sabertooth tiger and Mammoth just tasted so good.

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WTF are they talking about? (Score:5, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Wednesday January 29, 2014 @02:31PM (#46102161)

I see great hambeasts of North America roaming about everytime I go to Walmart. Largest in the world.
We have no shortage of large, XL, XXL, XXXL, or XXXXL wildlife.

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Re:WTF are they talking about? (Score:5, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Wednesday January 29, 2014 @02:43PM (#46102321)

I resemble that remark, asshole!

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Re:WTF are they talking about? (Score:5, Funny)

by Chemisor ( 97276 ) writes: on Wednesday January 29, 2014 @02:53PM (#46102437)

Those are the elephants. They now want to introduce lions to thin the herds.

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Re:WTF are they talking about? (Score:2, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Wednesday January 29, 2014 @02:54PM (#46102469)

Glad to not say it first, but that was my thought... the WalMart candy aisle has substantial populations of mammoths, and on backpage.com you can find any number of giant beavers.

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Re:rewilding? (Score:5, Funny)

by clovis ( 4684 ) writes: on Wednesday January 29, 2014 @03:04PM (#46102581)

Read the article. What has /. come to?
Waiting for someone with a four digit UID to reply "you must be new here"
I'm on it!
You must be new here.

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WHAT!!! (Score:3, Funny)

by PortHaven ( 242123 ) writes: on Wednesday January 29, 2014 @03:28PM (#46102847) Homepage

You'd have to be crazy.....
Seriously...the earth is hotter than it's ever been before...so I was told, by Mr. Al Gore.

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After never hearing of giants beavers before... (Score:5, Funny)

by grapes911 ( 646574 ) writes: on Wednesday January 29, 2014 @04:02PM (#46103129)

I very stupidly just Googled "giant beaver" at work.

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