Various theories on how animals got here

IRISH scientists started to argue about how and when various species of animals and plants got to our island back when Queen Victoria was on the throne.

Mon, 05 Jul, 2010 - 01:00

Dick Warner

The arguments have rumbled on since. There are basically three schools of thought and they are neatly illustrated in the case of the red deer.

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