The sudden extinction of giant apes is an "enigma in paleontology," one scientist said, but new research proposes an answer to why they disappeared.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/qjvmq7/elephant-sized-apes-that-once-roamed-the-land-mysteriously-vanished-now-scientists-have-an-answer?at_medium=Social%20media&at_campaign=Mastodon
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