Extinct bird resurrected as evolution starts over again

Evolution is an amazing process, helping life adapt to new environments and conditions – and now scientists have uncovered a rare occasion where it got a second chance. About 136,000 years ago, a flightless bird on an island in the Indian Ocean was wiped out, only to re-evolve itself back into existence tens of thousands of years later.

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Category: Biology

Tags:

• Birds
• Evolution
• Fossils
• University of Portsmouth

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