By around 11,000 years ago, the giant short-faced bear was extinct. The definitive reasons for its extinction are unknown, but it is one of many megafaunas that died out at the end of the Pleistocene.

The short-faced bears turned out to be remarkably adaptable, undergoing radical changes to meet the demands of two changing continents. And yet, for reasons we don’t quite understand, their ...

The Largest Known Bear, Arctotherium angustidens, from the Early Pleistocene Pampean Region of Argentina: With a Discussion of Size and Diet Trends in Bears Journal of Paleontology, 85 (1), 69-75 ...

A prehistoric South American giant short-faced bear tipped the scales at up to 3,500 pounds (1,600 kilograms) and towered at least 11 feet (3.4 meters) standing up, according to a new study.

A GIANT bear which has been extinct for 11,000 years and a 5ft tall beaver could be resurrected by scientists that has been busy trying to bring back the Dodo. De-extinction experts have compiled a… ...

Giant carnivorous bears roamed the Americas in ancient times Their only living relative is a much smaller vegetarian The giant bears evolved so they could dominate scavenging The findings ...

Extinct California grizzly bears weren't the giant, blood-thirsty "hypercarnivores" humans made them out to be, ... Historical overestimates could be due to hunters targeting the biggest bears.

“Fossils deposited in hot, dry and arid places, such as large parts of Australia, lose their collagen very early…. The major challenge [has been] discovering bones that contain [enough] collagen to ...

Being a giant predator during the Pleistocene — from around 2.6 million years to about 11,000 years ago — was no easy feat. From short-faced bears to Ice Age coyotes, American cheetahs, dire wolves, ...

This prehistoric bear species weighed nearly 4,000 pounds and stood between 11 and 14 feet tall on its hind legs. In modern times, the biggest bear on record was a polar bear taken in 1960.

A GIANT bear which has been extinct for 11,000 years and a 5ft tall beaver could be resurrected by scientists that has been busy trying to bring back the Dodo. De-extinction experts have compiled a… ...