Huge hamsters and pint-sized porcupines thrive on islands
Friday, March 23, 2012 - 15:30
in Biology & Nature
From miniature elephants to monster mice, and even Hobbit-sized humans, size changes in island animals are well-known to science. Biologists have long believed that large animals evolving on islands...
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