Archaeologists and evolutionary biologists have uncovered fossilized avocado remains in Honduras, revealing that humans began domesticating avocados as early as 7,500 years ago. The discovery, ...

The extinct giant ground sloths were some of the only mammals that had digestive systems large enough to process the huge avocado seeds whole. They feasted on the fruit and then dispersed the ...

These large animals, such as mammoths and giant sloths, had previously dispersed avocado seeds across Central and South America. With their disappearance around 12,500 years ago, avocados might ...