Polar Bears Genetic Ancestry Traced Back 600,000 Years
Thursday, May 17, 2012 - 05:00
in Biology & Nature
Polar bears are evolutionarily order and genetically more distinct than believed. This largest Arctic carnivore evolved as early as 600,000 years ago, five times older than previously recognized. read more
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