Woolly Rhinoceros Extinct
circa 8000 BCE • Eurasia
"Known from prehistoric cave paintings and a fully preserved specimen found in Poland. The oldest woolly rhinoceros skeleton, found in the Himalayas, is dated from 3.6 million years. Human and Neanderthal hunting along with climate change is cited as the cause for extinction."
“Etologic horse study, Chauvet´s cave." Photo by Flickr user “The Adventurous Eye." 2010.
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