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Woolly mammoths survived on Wrangel Island for 6,000 years after their mainland cousins had perished. A new genomic study has revealed that this final population likely died from a sudden, mysterious event.

Mystery 'random event' killed off Earth's last woolly mammoths in Siberia, study claims

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Despite multiple attempts to resurrect woolly mammoths, the ancient animal species currently remains very much extinct. Their last known population—a group isolated by rising sea levels on Wrangel Island off the Siberian coast—managed to survive 6,000 years before finally disappearing roughly 10,000 years ago. But unlike the dinosaurs, what specifically caused the Wrangel mammoths to ultimately die out still remains a mystery. Thanks to new analysis of 21 separate mammoth genomes, however, at least one theory is likely debunked for good: low genetic diversity.

The last woolly mammoths were impressively inbred—but that’s not what killed them

A small group of woolly mammoths became trapped on Wrangel Island around 10,000 years ago when rising sea levels separated the island from mainland Siberia. Small, isolated populations of animals lead to inbreeding and genetic defects, and it has long been thought that the Wrangel Island mammoths ultimately succumbed to this problem about 4,000 years ago.

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Genetic twist in the tale of the last woolly mammoths

About 10,000 years ago, a small population of woolly mammoths were isolated on Wrangel Island off the Siberian coast. This isolation was a result of rising...

Genetic twist in the tale of the last woolly mammoths

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