A team looks at big animals from Africa. These animals weigh over one thousand kilos. One thousand kilos is very heavy. Today, elephants and hippos are like this. A new report says these animals are going away.
Scarce emergence of new species drove the decline of African megaherbivores, study suggests
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The team wants to know why. The team finds something new. It is not about being weak. It is about making new kinds. Animals make new kinds slowly. This slow making causes the loss.
The report is in a science book. It is called Nature Communications. Big animals help their homes. They make the land good for other animals. People want to help these animals stay.
Sources: phys.org