Avocados nearly went extinct 13,000 years ago after large animals like the mammoth and giant ground sloth went extinct. With no means of dispersing the seeds, it was left to early farmers to cultivate the species. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/why-the-avocado-should-have-gone-the-way-of-the-dodo-4976527/
