While human migrations historically have led to a giant reduction in the number of animals used as food by humans such as deer and cat or animals that attack humans, during times of need humans likely also killed large herbivores such as the Woolly Mammoth for food. The large reduction in the population of European Woolly Mammoth during 8000 BC, a period of recorded famine in Europe, is evidence of such activity.
Which of the following if true strengthens the viewpoint that the reduction in the population of European Woolly Mammoth was caused by the hunting by humans?
A. The population of the giant hippopotamus, another large herbivore also declined during the same period.
B. The number of fig trees, European Woolly Mammoth's primary food source, significantly increased after the decline of the herbivore.
C. The population of large Cape Lion, European Woolly Mammoth's primary predator, also decreased during 8000 BC.
D. The few European Woolly Mammoths that survived the famine of 8000 BC lived in high altitudes rarely habituated by humans.
E. Deer population in Europe during the famine of 8000 BC declined tremendously because of lack of food.