14 400年的羊毛犀牛基因组表明,它具有遗传健康性,气候变化——不是遗传学,也不是狩猎——导致它的灭绝。 A 14,400-year-old woolly rhino genome shows it was genetically healthy, with climate change—not genetics or hunting—causing its extinction.

一种14 400年的羊毛犀牛基因组,从西伯利亚冰冻的狼幼崽的胃中恢复过来,它揭示出该物种在基因上仍然健康,在灭绝之前没有任何血亲或衰落的迹象。 A 14,400-year-old woolly rhino genome, recovered from the stomach of a frozen wolf pup in Siberia, reveals the species remained genetically healthy with no signs of inbreeding or decline before extinction. 根据先进的DNA分析得出的研究结果表明,犀牛种群在突然崩溃之前保持稳定,可能是由于冰河时代结束时气候迅速变暖和生境丧失,而不是人类狩猎或遗传退化造成的。 The findings, based on advanced DNA analysis, suggest the rhino population was stable until a sudden collapse, likely driven by rapid climate warming and habitat loss during the end of the Ice Age, rather than human hunting or genetic deterioration.