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Scientists have made a world-first discovery after extracting woolly rhinoceros DNA from the stomach of a wolf dating back to the Ice Age. It was found in the stomach of a wolf discovered near the village of Tumat, Siberia, with academics from Cardiff University involved in the study. The 14,400-year-old find offers rare insight into the final days of woolly rhinos, finding that they likely became extinct due to a rapid population collapse. "Woolly rhinos had a viable population for 15,000 years after the first humans arrived in northeastern Siberia, which suggests that climate warming rather than human hunting caused the extinction," said Love Dalén, who was involved in the study. Tap the link in BBCNews’s bio to read more about the discovery. (📸 Cardiff University/Getty) #IceAge #Rhinoceros #Siberia #BBCNews

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