Tag Archives: Cave hyena

Ice Age Mammals in Batman’s House

Posted on February 19, 2016 by twilightbeasts

During summer 2015 I was lucky enough to volunteer at the Nottingham Natural History Museum (NOTNH) at Wollaton Hall in the UK. Not only was Wollaton Hall the film location for Wayne Manor in the 2012 Batman film The Dark … Continue reading →

Posted in Creswell Crags | Tagged Batman, Canis sp, Cave hyena, Coelodonta antiquitatis, Creswell Crags, Crocuta crocuta spelaea, Equus ferus, Horse, Irish Elk, Jordan Bestwick, Megaloceros giganteus, Nottingham Natural History Museum, Phanerozoic, The Dark Knight Rises, Wollaton Hall, Woolly rhinoceros | 1 Comment

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

Clan of the cave hyena

Posted on May 2, 2014 by twilightbeasts

Their deathly hypnotic stare sends shivers down the spine. The long, strong neck gives these amazing creatures additional cause to be feared. Hyenas are infamous for their ferocious ways of hunting in packs (known as cackles, or clans), scavenging carcases and loudly, … Continue reading →

Posted in Hyena | Tagged aardwolf, Brown hyena, Byaena brunnea, Cave hyena, Crocuta crocuta, Hyaena hyaena, Kirkdale Caves, Proteles cristatus, striped hyena, William Buckland | 16 Comments

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	The most (and least)… on The Stuff Of Night-Mares
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Tag Archives: Cave hyena

Ice Age Mammals in Batman’s House

The hyena that was overshadowed by a Tyrannosaurus rex

Clan of the cave hyena

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