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The Devil on the mountain

Posted on June 27, 2017 by twilightbeasts

When hiking high in the Alps you may encounter the devil himself. Or so claims Swiss naturalist and mountaineer Horace-Bénédict de Saussure (1740-1799), when he writes, that one will be only ‘in the company of the devil,…’ if climbing the … Continue reading →

Posted in Cave art, Chamois | Tagged Alpine-Chamois, Alps, Apenninic-Chamois, Bjorn Kurten, Cave of La Pasiega, Chamois, De Saussure, Devli, Gamsgebirg, Goat, Horace-Bénédict de Saussure, Ibex, Lion, Mammoth, Pyrenean-Chamois, reindeer, Riss glaciation, Rupicapra, Rupicapra (pyrenaica) ornata, Rupicapra pyrenaica, Rupicapra rupicapra, UNgulate | 1 Comment

Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? A true story of the real Palaeolithic diet!

Posted on June 14, 2016 by twilightbeasts

Food Warning: This blog contains (research by people who are) nuts (about ancient animals and peoples). How do you eat an elephant? The old motivational question is answered by ‘one bite at a time’. The same thing could perhaps be said … Continue reading →

Posted in Bison, Woolly Mammoth | Tagged American lion, Bison, Bjorn Kurten, Blue Babe, Homo neanderthalensis, Homo sapiens, Jarkov Mammoth, Mammuthus primigenus, Megatherium, Panthera leo atrox, Rena Maguire, Woolly Mammoth | 3 Comments

Forever young

Posted on May 30, 2015 by twilightbeasts

Being conscious of our own mortality has given our species an unhealthy fascination with immortality. Over the millennia we have conjured up stories of everlasting beings, some of which even allow us to follow them after we have died. This … Continue reading →

Posted in Key Deer | Tagged Bahia Honda Key, Bjorn Kurten, Dance of teh Tiger, Florida Keys, Homo neanderthalensis, Homo sapiens, Island Dwarfism, James Matthew Barry, Key Deer, Mouse goat, Neanderthal, Neoteny, Odocoileus virginianus, Odocoileus virginianus clavium, Peter Pan, Pudu, sStephen Jay Gould, Stegomastodon, Sugarloaf Key | 9 Comments

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The Devil on the mountain

Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? A true story of the real Palaeolithic diet!

Forever young

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