DNA from 457 koalas suggests the species nearly went extinct 100,000 years ago, before humans reached Australia
- Koalas nearly went extinct before humans arrived, DNA study revealsA major genetic study has found that koalas almost became extinct about 100,000 years ago because of major climate changes, long before the first humans reached Australia.
- By studying the DNA of hundreds of koalas, an international team of researchers found that every koala alive today came from a very small group of survivors that lived through severe ice ages.
- The findings, published in the journal Molecular Biology and Evolution by Oxford University Press, change the accepted timeline of the species and show that its earliest
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- Koalas nearly went extinct before humans arrived, DNA study revealsA major genetic study has found that koalas almost became extinct about 100,000 years ago because of major climate changes, long before the first humans reached Australia.
- By studying the DNA of hundreds of koalas, an international team of researchers found that every koala alive today came from a very small group of survivors that lived through severe ice ages.
- The findings, published in the journal Molecular Biology and Evolution by Oxford University Press, change the accepted timeline of the species and show that its earliest
Sources: Times of India