This Creature Went Extinct 136,000 Years Ago – But Then Evolution Repeated Itself

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However, that biological change eventually came at a cost 136,000 years ago. As we highlighted earlier, the Indian Ocean started to spill over into the Aldabra Atoll at that time. That wouldn’t have been a major issue for any of the flying birds, as they could just migrate to another area.

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