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DNA reveals a hybrid Ice Age bison species depicted in ancient cave art
- curtis 10y ago> DNA reveals the Higgs bison I had to read that title several times.
- HarfTarf 10y agoI read it once, and was immediately duped.
- throwaway98237 10y agoBahh! I read as, "DNA reveals the Higgs Boson". Was mighty intrigued.
- ddavidn 10y agoI think this is the only reason any of us landed here...
- throwaway98237 10y agolol, possibly the only reason this landed on Top
- ChuckMcM 10y agoApparently if you collide two species of ruminant with enough energy you get the Higgs Bison. :-)
- curtis 10y agoIt always seemed kind of shocking to me that you could cross-breed cattle and bison. However, according to Wikipedia[1]: The bovine family (Bovidae) diverged from the common ancestral line with water buffalo and African buffalo about 5 to 10 million years ago. Thereafter, the family lineage of bison and taurine cattle does not appear to be a straightforward "tree" structure as is often depicted in much evolution, because evidence of interbreeding and crossbreeding is seen between different species and members within this family, even many millions of years after their ancestors separated into different species. So it sounds like they've been colliding all along. [1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bison#Evolution_and_genetic_history https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bison#Evolution_and_genetic_hi...
- lambertsimnel 10y agoI like that the cross-breeds are called "beefalo" on the page you linked to.
- mc32 10y agoWell, that ruins it: "Buffalo beeffalo buffalo Buffalo beeffalo buffalo Buffalo beeffalo."
- madaxe_again 10y agoLike humans. We're crossbred with Neanderthal, denisovan, and who knows what else relict DNA - some (very much) more "out there" theories see protohumans back-crossing with wild pigs.
- madaxe_again 10y agoWhich then proceeds to give mass to other Bison. And thus religion started.
- douche 10y agoIt's a shame that the original title isn't used here. I'm curious about Higgs now. Was this one person, who had an interest in both extinct bovines and projected subatomic particles?
- thotpoizn 10y agoI thought the same, but according to the article the Bison was actually named as sort of tongue-in-cheek reference to the particle.