28K views · 843 reactions | The Original Cave Dweller ⛰️ We call them Cave Bears because... well, we found mostly all their fossils in caves. But here's the twist: early humans wanted those caves too. Imagine having to evict a 1,000lb bear to get a good apartment in the Ice Age? No thanks! #CaveBear #Ursus #IceAge #Hibernation #AncientHistory #Bears #Wildlife #PaleontologyRocks | WildLens Chronicles | Facebook

Barney enters the Bears Cave | Stephen Kelleher

Milan Natural History Museum’s special center room! This room delighted me! The items were selected for a special exhibition of specimens in their collections. On display are their top shelf critters (from a visual standpoint). I wish we hadn’t run out of time as this room has absolute gems! I grew up with cave bears being an iconic part of my Ice Age visuals. What I wasn’t clear on until an adult was that the cave bear in Europe is a different species than that of United States bears. Ursus spe

2.1K views · 30 reactions | Discovered in 1995, a Neanderthal-made flute from a cave bear’s bone changed history. Estimated at 50,000–60,000 years old, it can still produce diatonic notes, proving that Neanderthals had a deep sense of art and culture. It now rests in Slovenia’s National Museum. | History Untold | Facebook