The Dwarf Elephants of Tilos
In 1971 Nikolaos Symeonidis, professor of Geology and Paleontology at the University of Athens, discovered in a cave on Tilos the bones of over 38 dwarf elephants which flourish down to about 3500 years ago. The Goulandris Museum is currently showing some of these in the exhibition “Dwarf and Giant Elephants” as its contribution to the International Campaign for the Preservation of the African Elephant.
