On this list are some of the most exciting discoveries announced over recent years. [6]4 Ice Age Cave Bear DNACave Bear – Ancient AnimalTwenty-five thousand years ago, huge plant-eating cave bears stopped roaming Europe and northern Asia. Researchers assumed that cave bears who struggled to fatten up during the summer months died during their hibernation. Analysis of the cave bear’s DNA revealed that these bears evolved 1.5 million years ago. This means cave bears formed their own lineage, after which a descendant of an unknown ancestor split into what we know today as polar bear and brown bear species.

Source: The Nation December 31, 2023 09:09 UTC