The world of prehistoric animals holds countless mysteries, and some of the most extraordinary creatures have been preserved ...

Crocodiles and alligators that roam the planet’s current waterways are descended from these ancient creatures. Much like their Deinosuchus ancestor, they have long snouts, strong tails, and rows ...

In the earliest eras of Egyptian civilization, around 4000 B.C., many of the wild animals that would later migrate to central and southern Africa thrived in and around Egypt. While this ancient ...

All domesticated animals are calmer than their wild ancestors naturally were. That’s probably not very surprising. Ancient humans would’ve preferred docile animals, and likely selected breeding stock ...

Since ancient wild canids would not regularly hunt for salmon, the fishy finds are a useful barometer for when some of the animals began to warm up to humankind. The Hollembaek Hill site, where a ...

An ancient ambush of wild horses at a German archaeological site called Schöningen around 300,000 years ago suggests that communal hunting, along with complex ...

All domesticated animals are calmer than their wild ancestors naturally were. That’s probably not very surprising. Ancient humans would’ve preferred docile animals, and likely selected ...