Woolly rhinos may have grown strange extra ribs before going extinct
Odd bones attached to neck could have signaled genetic trouble

RHINO TWILIGHT As woolly rhinos dwindled to extinction, their odds of having odd ribs attached to their neck bones may have risen. Here, one of the creatures is shown in a wall painting at Chauvet-Pont d’Arc Cave in southern France.
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