Hippos once roamed frozen Germany with mammoths

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Oct 26, 2025, 8:29 am403 ptsTop
New research shows that hippos lived in central Europe tens of thousands of years longer than previously thought. Ancient DNA and radiocarbon dating confirm they survived in Germany’s Upper Rhine Graben during a milder Ice Age phase. Closely related to modern African hippos, they shared the landscape with…

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