tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post112466339666023614..comments2023-10-26T03:19:41.569-07:00Comments on Stephen Bodio's Querencia: Pygmy MammothsSteve Bodiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14434597061701369867noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-1124919503949046242005-08-24T14:38:00.000-07:002005-08-24T14:38:00.000-07:00I believe the little elephants were on Crete, and ...I believe the little elephants were on Crete, and as you say possibly on others as well.<BR/><BR/>And I will be mentioning Harpagornis soon.Steve Bodiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14434597061701369867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-1124892772592598522005-08-24T07:12:00.000-07:002005-08-24T07:12:00.000-07:00Insular dwarfism is pretty common. Not just those...Insular dwarfism is pretty common. Not just those mammoths, but it also happened to another population of elephants on another Mediterranean island (can't remember which one, might have been more than one).<BR/><BR/>The opposite effect, insular giantism, which happens when a species gets to an island and can fit a larger-body niche, and has no competition to prevent it from achieving that size, also happens occasionally. Notably a large hedgehog from the miocene of Europe, a huge flightless owl from the pleistocene of cuba, and harpagornis, a gigantic eagle from the pleistocene of New Zealand.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com