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The Cave Bear

This large-headed species lived from the Pyrenees to the Caspian Sea during the Ice Age. One cave alone has yielded the remains of 30,000 such bears. What caused the species to become extinct?

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 226 Issue 3This article was originally published with the title “The Cave Bear” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 226 No. 3 (), p. 60
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0372-60