{"id":7353,"date":"2024-06-07T12:44:37","date_gmt":"2024-06-07T10:44:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visitmnu.it\/punto_di_interesse\/sicilian-mammals\/"},"modified":"2024-06-07T12:46:29","modified_gmt":"2024-06-07T10:46:29","slug":"sicilian-mammals","status":"publish","type":"punto_di_interesse","link":"https:\/\/visitmnu.it\/en\/punto_di_interesse\/sicilian-mammals\/","title":{"rendered":"Sicilian mammals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The collection of Sicilian Pleistocene mammals is one of the most spectacular in Italy. It includes dwarf elephants and hippopotamuses, as well as giant dormice that lived in Sicily between 700,000 and 120,000 years ago (Pleistocene), and are ideal for illustrating the theme of insularity. 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