The climate crisis may lead the human race to shrink in size, as mammals with smaller frames appear better able to deal with rising global temperatures, a leading fossil expert has said.

一位顶尖化石专家表示，气候危机可能导致人类体型缩小，因为体型较小的哺乳动物似乎能够更好地适应全球气候变暖。

Prof Steve Brusatte, a paleontologist at the University of Edinburgh, suggested the way in which other mammals have previously responded to periods of climate change could offer an insight into humans' future.
爱丁堡大学古生物学家史蒂夫•布鲁萨特教授认为，其他哺乳动物此前在气候变化时期的反应可以预示人类的未来。

Brusatte said becoming smaller was "a common way that mammals deal with climate change".
布鲁萨特表示，变小是“哺乳动物应对气候变化的常见方式”。

He added: “That's not to say every species of mammal would get smaller, but it seems to be a common survival trick of mammals when temperatures spike pretty quickly.”
他还表示：“这并不是说每一种哺乳动物都会变小，但当温度迅速升高时，这似乎是哺乳动物常见的生存技巧。这确实提出了一个问题：如果温度真的迅速升高，人类会变小吗？我想这是很有可能的。”