Neanderthals skillfully hunted giant cave lions, a study showed for the first time. The findings suggest the animals were carefully pelted, maybe for some kind of ritualistic purpose. It adds to a ...

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Researchers have discovered the fossil of an Ice Age cave lion in Siberia. However, finding remains of cave lions is not rare in the area, but this one had something unique attached to it, according ...

Ancient humans hunted and butchered a cave lion around 48,000 years ago, a study of the prehistoric big cat skeleton has found. The findings represent the "earliest direct evidence of a large predator ...

During the last ice age, the Earth was home to significantly more megafauna -- animals with adult body weights over 100 pounds -- than it is today. The Woolly Mammoth is one of the best-known examples ...

Large feline roamed Eurasia and Its fossils have been found across the continent. A mysterious, large feline roamed Eurasia during the last ice age. Its fossils have been found across the continent, ...

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Cave bears smash lion skulls, saber-cats starve in silence, and the ice begins to melt. Five episodes of jaw-dropping beauty later, the series leaves you staring at the brutal question about climate ...