‘Hobbits’ likely scavenged dragons’ kills ^33.2%

Science News - By Jake Buehler - 7/6/2026, 1:00 PM

Anchoring Bias 14.1% - Appeal to Authority 14.1% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 11.2%

Long ago on the Indonesian island of Flores, Komodo dragons ate first, ripping into the flesh of cow-sized elephant kin and stripping their bones. Our tiny human relatives probably picked at the leftovers, researchers report July 3 in Science Advances. The new study challenges scientists’ understanding of the behavior of H. floresiensis... more