SHAGGY, SHOVEL-HEADED RHINO EVOLVED IN TIBET

Emily F. -- Woolly rhinos and other large prehistoric animals were the first to evolve that could tolerate the cold temperatures. This was an evolutionary cradle for Ice Age mega plant-eaters, according to a new paper. A current study helps explain why so many different species lived in North America, Europe and
Asia during the last Ice Age (2.8mya). They adapted to the cold temperatures in the west Himalayans
before moving around to other areas. Most of the animals were very large, and covered with long hair. There are known theorys that some of the animals grew larger, the colder the weather was.

I found this article interesting, because the Ice Age is a cool topic to learn about! I thought the theory on the animals growing larger due to the cooler temperatures was neat. I also liked this article because it reminded me of the Ice Age movie Serious. Those movies and this article have made want to do more research on the Ice Age time period.

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