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Hungry for hutia? Our taste for Bahamas’ ‘most peaceable rodent’ shaped its diversity

The Bahamian hutia, a large Caribbean rodent with a blissed-out disposition, presents a curious case study in how human food preferences can drive biodiversity, sometimes shapin…
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Humans’ taste for this Bahamian rodent shaped its diversity over 1,000 years - the first Bahamians took their favorite treat – the hutia – with them as they settled new islands. #FirstPeople #Bahamas #Archaeology #Zoology #rodents

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Humans’ taste for this Bahamian rodent shaped its diversity over 1,000 years - the first Bahamians took their favorite treat – the hutia – with them as they settled new islands. #FirstPeople #Bahamas #Archaeology #Zoology #rodents

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