{"id":28104,"date":"2023-06-01T15:29:22","date_gmt":"2023-06-01T13:29:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcwildlife\/?post_type=purple_issue&p=28104"},"modified":"2023-06-01T18:27:06","modified_gmt":"2023-06-01T16:27:06","slug":"10-ice-age-animals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcwildlife\/2023\/06\/01\/10-ice-age-animals\/","title":{"rendered":"10 ice age animals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A period dominated by massive megafauna <\/p>\n\n

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Diprotodon is the largest marsupial to have ever lived <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n

1 NEANDERTHAL<\/strong><\/strong>
Went extinct around 40,000 years ago.<\/p>\n\n

2 WOOLLY MAMMOTH<\/strong><\/strong>
Had a thick coat and \u2018anti-freeze\u2019 blood.<\/p>\n\n

3 GIANT GROUND SLOTH<\/strong><\/strong>
Stood at a whopping 3.6m when up on its hind legs and weighed up to 4,000kg.<\/p>\n\n

4 CAVE BEAR<\/strong><\/strong>
In 2020, a perfectly preserved specimen was found in the Russian Arctic.<\/p>\n\n

5 DIRE WOLF<\/strong><\/strong>
Not just a pet from Game of Thrones! <\/em><\/p>\n\n

6 SABRE-TOOTHED CAT<\/strong><\/strong>
More than 3,000 fossilised individuals have been found in La Brea Tar Pits.<\/p>\n\n

7 IRISH ELK<\/strong><\/strong>
Had antlers spanning up to 3.5 metres.<\/p>\n\n

8 GIANT BEAVER<\/strong><\/strong>
Some of its teeth reached up to 15cm in length \u2013 about the size of a hot dog! <\/p>\n\n

9 MEGALANIA<\/strong><\/strong>
Australia remained habitable during the Ice Age for this cold-blooded species.<\/p>\n\n

10 DIPROTODON<\/strong><\/strong>
Measured an estimated 3.9m from head to tail tip and weighed up to 3,500kg<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n

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DIPROTODON: ROMAN GARCIA MORA\/STOCKTREK\/GETTY<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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