This mastodon migrated each year before dying in battle - Futurity: Research News

A tusk from the Buesching mastodon reveals its annual migration pattern, report researchers. Northeast Indiana was likely a preferred summer mating ground for the solitary rambler.

Around 13,200 years ago, a roving male mastodon died in a bloody mating-season battle with a rival in what’s now northeast Indiana, nearly 100 miles from his home territory, research finds. It’s the… [+7452 chars]

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