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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Marks on the ribcage of a 48,000-year-old cave lion skeleton suggest the animal was killed by Neanderthals, making it the first evidence that our nearest human cousins hunted the Ice Age predators. A ...

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, ...