Animals
The Island Rule: Why Humans and Animals on Islands Tend to 'Shrink'
The Island Rule is one of the best explanations scientists could give to the observable phenomenon that animals and humans have evolved depending on the resources available in their habitat. Through time, scientists have noticed through fossil records that some large animals from mainland habitats have dwarf versions in island habitats.
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