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:The episode also depicts the clans of [[Homo neanderthalensis|Neanderthals]], who had especially evolved to survive in the cold climate. One is charged by a [[coelodonta|woolly rhinoceros]], but escapes, in part because of his stocky constitution. The climax of the episode is when the clan of Neanderthals attack the herd of mammoth as they turn back to the north. The Neanderthals are gifted hunters who are able to chase a couple mammoth off a cliff by using fire and weapons.

:*[[Cave Lion|European cave lionPanthera]]: about 25% larger than the modern African [[lion]], was adapted to the cold climate

:*''[[Homo sapiens]]'': (live-acted)

:*''[[Homo neanderthalensis]]'': a species of the [[Homo genus]] that inhabited [[Europe]] and parts of western [[Asia]], that was especially adapted to the cold (live-acted)

:*''[[Megaloceros]]'': a giant deer, sometimes referred to as the "Irish Elk", with antlers sometimes up to 12 feet across

:*[[MammothMammuthus]]: Closest relative to the [[Indian elephant]], had several adaptions to the cold, including shaggy hair and small ears

:*''[[Coelodonta]]'': the Woolly rhinoceros, closest relative to the [[Sumatran Rhinoceros|Sumatran rhinoceros]]

:*[[Saiga|Saiga antelope]] (live-acted)

:*[[Wisent|European bison]] (live-acted)

:*[[Gray wolf]]: (live-acted)