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If they're domesticating themselves in some way, natural evolution can take care of the rest (e.g. smaller sizes leading to long-enough lifespans to successfull
by alpha_squared 3y ago
If they're domesticating themselves in some way, natural evolution can take care of the rest (e.g. smaller sizes leading to long-enough lifespans to successfully mate and raise offspring long enough to repeat the cycle).
- xwdv 3y agoIt would be a shame if mighty elephants were evolved to the size of piglets that people keep as pets.
- Someone 3y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palaeoloxodon_falconeri https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palaeoloxodon_falconeri: “Palaeoloxodon falconeri is an extinct species of dwarf elephant from the Middle Pleistocene of Sicily and Malta. It is amongst the smallest of all dwarf elephants at only one metre in height. A member of the genus Palaeoloxodon, it derived from a population of the mainland European straight-tusked elephant (Palaeoloxodon antiquus)” Not quite piglets, but getting there.
- byby 3y agoThis is a good start up idea in biotech. And highly lucrative. Genetically engineered tea cup elephants.