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Rewilding could fill gap left by Panama's lost giants

  • March 3, 2026 at 5:40 PM
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Rewilding could fill gap left by Panama's lost giants
Many large herbivores that once roamed modern-day Panama have declined or died out—including the 6-meter-long giant ground sloth and elephant-related creatures called Cuvieronius. New research suggests that introducing large herbivores in Panama's forests could fill the gap left by extinct species.

Originally published at Phys.org

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