Human influence on the survival of big
mammals is 'striking,' one scientist says
Mythili Sampathkumar New York
The Independent Online
Cows could be the largest living mammals in a
few hundred years if extinction trends continue, a new study said Getty
If extinction continues at its current pace,
scientists are warning that cows could become the largest mammals
left on earth.
The 2,000-pound peaceful farm animals may end
up the largest land dwellers left in "a few hundred" years thanks to
a combination of hunting, poaching and carnivorous diets, according to a
study published in the journal Science.
"The only time being big is bad is when
humans are involved. We are efficient predators and have been for a really long
time — so there's not a value judgment here — it's just what hominids
did," professor of biology at the University of New Mexico and lead author
of the study Felisa Smith told Mashable.
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