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Home Technology Science Shrinking sheep mystery solved: Blame warming

Shrinking sheep mystery solved: Blame warming

Friday, 03 July 2009 02:54
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The shrinking sheep on Scotland's Hirta Island have proven that climate can trump natural selection, researchers say. The average body size has shrunk by 5 percent since 1985.Two years after scientists concluded that a breed of wild sheep in Scotland was shrinking over time, a new study reveals why: milder winters tied to global warming.




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