Monthly Archives: August 2014

The hyena that was overshadowed by a Tyrannosaurus rex

Posted on August 28, 2014 by twilightbeasts

One of the wonderful things about being part of Twilight Beasts is that we are discovering new beasts all the time. Many beasts are familiar, like mammoths and sabretooth cats. Others not so much, like the unbelievably cute Great Jerboa, … Continue reading →

Posted in Hyena | Tagged aardwolf, American cheetahs, Barnum Brown, Beringia, Borophangus diversidens, Cave hyena, Chasmaporthetes ossifragus, Dino Dan, Great Jerboa, Homotherium, Hyena, Mammoth, Oliver Perry Hay, Peccary, Pronghor, Pronghorn Antelope, Smithsonian Institution, Tyrannosaurus rex, Woolly rhinoceros | 4 Comments

Ghosts of the desert

Posted on August 26, 2014 by twilightbeasts

The sun sets over the plains of Vizcaíno Desert, Baja California península, Mexico; a vast desert watered by fog from the Pacific Ocean. A group of peninsular pronghorn antelope (Antilocapra americana peninsularis) stretch and lay about in the cool afternoon, … Continue reading →

Posted in Pronghorn | Tagged American cheetahs, Antilocapra americana, Antilocapra americana peninsularis, Baja California peninsula, Bighorn sheep, Bison, camel, Canis dirus, Canis lepophagus, Chasmaporthetes ossifragus, Comondú archaeological complex, Cougar, Coyote, Dire Wolf, Grey wolf, Homotherium, Horse, Megantereon, Miracinonyx sp., Mule deer, Muskoxen, Odocoileus hemionus, Ovis canadensis, Peccary, Pronghorn Antelope, Protocyon, Short-faced Bear, Sierra de San Francisco, Smilodon, Tapir, Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve, Vizcaino Desert | 8 Comments

An unexpected river horse

Posted on August 19, 2014 by twilightbeasts

In the cool breeze, beneath the shady cover of beech trees in the valley of Kirkdale, North Yorkshire, quarry workers revealed a world long forgotten. It was the summer of 1821, when shrubs and trees were being removed to excavate … Continue reading →

Posted in Hippopotamus | Tagged Acer monspessulanum, Deluge, Elephant, fruit of the cocklebur, Great Flood, Hippopotamus, Hippopotamus amphibius, Hyena, Kirkdale Caves, Mammoth, Oodes gracilis, Oreston Caves, Rhinoceros, southern European maple, Trapa natans, water chestnut, William Buckland, Woolly rhinoceros, Yealmpton | 11 Comments

The deadliest Twilight beast?

Posted on August 14, 2014 by twilightbeasts

A long time ago, 1879 to be precise, a little girl and her father were exploring a cave in Spain when she gasped in amazement “ Look, daddy! Bulls!” The images she saw for the first time in about 16,000 … Continue reading →

Posted in Bison | Tagged Altamira, Beringa, Beringia, Bison, Bison bonasus, Bison priscus, Lascaux Caves, Le Morin, Mammoth, Mastodon, Tuc d'Audoubert, Villars Cave, Wisent, Younger Dryas | 16 Comments

The surprising cheetah

Posted on August 8, 2014 by twilightbeasts

A cheetah stands yawning. Its shoulders shiver as it makes a feeble attempt to get rid of some irritating flies. Nearby, two spotted cubs hide under a bush to keep them safe from roaming lions, while a herd of antelope … Continue reading →

Posted in Cheetah | Tagged American lion, ancient DNA, cheetah, Extinction, jaguarundi, Miracinonyx, Natural Trap Cave, NTCave14, Pleistocene, pronghorn, puma | 7 Comments

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