cave lions
Extinct ice-age cats
Cave lions were large prehistoric cats that roamed Europe, Asia, and North America during the Pleistocene epoch, becoming extinct roughly 13,000 years ago.
They were larger than modern African lions and lacked manes.
Cave paintings and frozen specimens from Siberia have preserved detailed knowledge of their appearance.
The name comes from the many bones found in caves, though the animals likely didn't live in them.
- subspeciesTaxonomic rank beneath species
- big catsLarge wild felines
- killCause death
- carnivoreCreature eating only animals
- extinctNo longer existing
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Extinct hairy elephant species
cave bear · giant deer · woolly rhinoceros · reindeer · aurochs
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