The Hobbit's True Nature Exposed by a Gobbling Giant The story of Homo floresiensis, affectionately known as the Flores Hobbit, has long been a topic of debate among anthropologists and paleontologists.
Recent research suggests that our understanding of these diminutive hominins may have been misinformed.
The discovery of pygmy elephant bones in the same layers as Homo floresiensis remains at Liang Bua cave site led researchers to initially believe that the Hobbits were skilled big game hunters.