The Ice Age
Mega-mammals dominated a glacier covered world
Imagine a world where giant sloths roamed the land, towering deer grazed in vast herds, and ferocious saber-toothed cats hunted their prey. Despite their impressive adaptations, these creatures eventually went extinct, most likely because of climate change and human hunting.
Giant elk
Cervalces, a majestic deer
Cervalces scotti was a prehistoric species of elk that roamed North America during the Ice Ages. It was one of the largest members of the deer family, and lived in mires and other wetlands where it was perfectly adapted to its environment.
Giant sloth
Eremotherium, the hairy giant
Picture a sloth larger than an elephant, covered in shaggy fur and with claws as long as kitchen knifes. Eremotherium was like the bulldozer of the prehistoric world, that could tear through the toughest of foliage and reshape the environment around it.