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How to Survive Mass Extinction

Why did some species in the Age of Dinosaurs go extinct, and some evolved into chickens? Plenty of species, from early mammals to feathered reptiles, or multitudes of microbes and fungi, all “made it”.

Why us, and not them?

Let Dave Hone list some traits a species might want to start developing in order to survive the next mass extinction.

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