Page 17 - Mammal (DK Eyewitness)

RECENTLY EXTINCT CAVE DWELLER
The cave bear was larger than any bear of
today, and it was around with the early
humans, as the scene below depicts. Some
of its remains come from caves, especially
in the Pyrenees and Alps of Europe.
Species shown:
Ursus spelaeus (Germany)

Canine teeth for
stabbing prey

Cave bear skull
from the side

Molar teeth for
crushing meat
CAVE TAKEOVER
This rather fanciful Pleistocene scene
nevertheless shows some of the mammals
with which our ancestors shared
the countryside.