Last surviving woolly mammoths were inbred but not doomed to extinction – study

Researchers said the last surviving woolly mammoths were inbred but not doomed to extinction(Andrew Matthews/PA)

The last surviving woolly mammoths on Earth were inbred but not to the extent that it can explain their ultimate and mysterious extinction, a study suggests.

Experts say the findings indicate the animals were not doomed to go extinct for genetic reasons and that if a mysterious event had not wiped them off the planet they would still exist today.