Tag Archives: Cave Lion

The bear necessities

Posted on July 2, 2014 by twilightbeasts

Humans and bears have a strange relationship. On the one hand we see them as lovable, smart, curious creatures (think Baloo from the Jungle Book). On the other, we have taken great pains to exterminate them wherever and whenever we … Continue reading →

Posted in Cave Bear | Tagged Cave bear, Cave Lion, Chauvet, DNA, Extinction, Homo heidelbergensis, Homo neanderthalensis, Homo sapiens, Last Glacial Maximum, Panethera spelaea, Pleistocene, Ursus deningeri, Ursus ingressus, Ursus spelaeus | 4 Comments

The forgotten sabretooth

Posted on April 28, 2014 by twilightbeasts

If the Pleistocene megafauna held a popularity contest then I’m certain that some species would pop up more than others. The woolly mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius), the giant ground sloth (Megatherium americanum) and sabretooth cat (Smilodon fatalis) are probably the gold, silver, … Continue reading →

Posted in Sabre tooth Cat | Tagged Cave Lion, Chauvet Caves, Creswell Crags, European Scimitar Cat, Ground sloth, Homotherium latidens, Kents Cavern, Lascaux Caves, Robin Hood Cave, Sabre tooth cat, Smilodon fatalis, William Boyd Dawkins, Woolly Mammoth | 21 Comments

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