Tag Archives: Cretan Dwarf Mammoth

Diminishing giants

Posted on December 10, 2021 by twilightbeasts

Island dwarfism is perhaps one of the most beautiful examples of evolution through natural selection. Large animals that arrive on an island, evolve smaller sizes to survive on less food, and because there are fewer (if any) predators. (Similarly, small … Continue reading →

Posted in Cebu Tamaraw | Tagged Bubalus cebuensis, Bubalus mindorensis, Cebu, Cebu Tamaraw, Cretan Dwarf Hippopotamus, Cretan Dwarf Mammoth, Dodo, Dwarf pronghorn, Extinction, Giant Duck, Giant Rabbit, Island Dwarfism, Myotragus balearicus, Philippenes, Pleistocene, Sardinian Dwarf Mammoth | 3 Comments

The littlest Homo

Posted on June 9, 2021 by twilightbeasts

The field of human evolution is fascinating. New finds are changing our knowledge each year as more and more incredible discoveries are made. The 21st century has really opened our eyes to how wonderful and diverse our ancient relatives were. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Australopitecus, Cretan Dwarf Hippopotamus, Cretan Dwarf Mammoth, Ebu Gogo, Flores, Giant Rat, Giant Stork, Giant vulture, Homo floresiensis, Homo luzonensis, Indonesia, Island Dwarfism, Island Rule, Komodo dragon, Liang Bua Cave, Lucy, Neanderthal | 1 Comment

The most (and least) read posts of 2020!

Posted on January 2, 2021 by twilightbeasts

2020 has undoubtedly been the strangest year for all of us. Trying to carry on with our lives and work has been challenging during a pandemic, and I know that many of us have lost people close to us over … Continue reading →

Posted in Arctic Ground Squirrel, DNA, foraminifera, Kauri tree, Sabre tooth Cat, Shrew, Woolly Mammoth | Tagged Arctic Ground Squirrel, Columbian Mammoth, Cretan Dwarf Mammoth, Equus giganteus, Foraminifera, Hippidion devillei, Kauri tree, Mammuthus, Mammuthus africanavus, Mammuthus columbi, Mammuthus creticus, Mammuthus exilis, Mammuthus lamarmorai, Mammuthus meridionalis, Mammuthus primigenius, Mammuthus rumanus, Mammuthus subplanifrons, Mammuthus trogontherii, Steppe Mammoth, Woolly Mammoth | 1 Comment

The Story of the King Rabbit

Posted on September 2, 2020 by twilightbeasts

‘And he said, “Very well, I will bless your bottom as it sticks out of the hole. Bottom, be strength and warning and speed for ever and save the life of your master. Be it so!” And as he spoke, … Continue reading →

Posted in Mouse Goat, Nuralagus | Tagged Cretan Dwarf Hippopotamus, Cretan Dwarf Mammoth, Dorethea Bate, Giant Dormouse, Homo florensiensis, Mediterranean, Nuralagus, Nuralagus rex, Trischizolagus, Watership Down | 2 Comments

Island hopping hippos

Posted on January 19, 2018 by twilightbeasts

My mum passed away suddenly at the beginning of January. It was a huge shock. It still is a huge shock. It still doesn’t seem real that I will never see her again. Life is so fragile. I wish there … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Choeropsis liberiensis, Cretan Dwarf Hippopotamus, Cretan Dwarf Mammoth, European Hippopotamus, Giant Maltese Dormouse, Hippo, Hippopotamus, Hippopotamus amphibius, Hippopotamus antiquus, Hippopotamus Creutzurgi, Hippopotamus laloumerna, Hippopotamus lemerlei, Hippopotamus madagascariensis, Hippopotamus melitensis, Hippopotamus minor, Hippotamus Polka, Homo floresiensis, Mammoth, Pygmy Hippopotamus, Sardinian Dwarf Mammoth, Taweret | 10 Comments

A very brief introduction to mammoths

Posted on July 18, 2017 by twilightbeasts

I was in Los Angeles when I first saw him. I stood in his shadow as he towered above me. I didn’t feel fear. Or panic. I felt awe despite being dwarfed. Light bounces off each bone, highlighting the curves, … Continue reading →

Posted in Columbian Mammoth, Deinotherium, Gompothere, Mastodon, Palaeoloxodon, Steppe Mammoth, Woolly Mammoth | Tagged African Bush Elephant, African Forest Elephant, Asian Elephant, Cave Lion, Columbian Mammoth, Cretan Dwarf Mammoth, Dolphin, Dorothea, Dorothea Bate, Elephas maximus indicus, Elephas maximus maximus, Eliphantidae, Fosters Rule, Giant Deer, Gompothere, Homo neander, Homo neanderthalensis, Homo sapiens, Homotherium, Ichthyosaur, La Brea Tar, La Brea Tar Pits, Los Angeles, Loxodonta africana, Loxodonta cyclotis, Mammoth, Mammoth Steppe, Mammuthus, Mammuthus africanavus, Mammuthus creticus, Mammuthus exilis, Mammuthus lamarmorai, Mammuthus meridionalis, Mammuthus primigenius, Mammuthus rumanus, Mammuthus subplanifrons, Mastodon, Moeritherium, Neanderthal, Palaeoloxodon antiquus, Primelephas, Proboscidea, Pygmy Mammoth, reindeer, Sabre tooth cat, Sardinian Dwarf Mammoth, Southern Mammoth, Steppe Mammoth, Straight Tusked elephants, The African Mammoth, Tori Herridge, TrowelBlazers, Woolly Mammoth, Woolly rhinoceros, Zygolophodon | 21 Comments

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