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Well... lots more here. My impression was that African mammals survived in part because they co-evolved with humanity, and didn't get quite the shock as other p
by sdenton4 3y ago
Well... lots more here. My impression was that African mammals survived in part because they co-evolved with humanity, and didn't get quite the shock as other places where humans showed up fully formed.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holocene_extinction#Historic_extinction https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holocene_extinction#Historic_e...
Wild mammal biomass is estimated to be about 83% lower due to humans. Reduction in biomass isn't exactly synonymous with extinction, but they aren't totally unrelated either.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/may/21/human-race-just-001-of-all-life-but-has-destroyed-over-80-of-wild-mammals-study https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/may/21/human-ra...