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1. Megatherium weighed in at over five tons and, when it stood on its hind legs, reached over twelve feet tall. Because of its size, this giant could not climb trees and rest like its slow-moving descendant. What was another name for this leaf-eating mammal?
2. Glyptodon, which means "carved tooth" in Greek, was a huge mammal with a distinctive armored dome. This herbivore weighed a full ton and could grow to be ten feet long. Which of its modern day cousins does it resemble?
3. The largest of the saber toothed cats was five feet long, three feet tall, and weighed almost 400 pounds. Boasting twelve inch long canine teeth, this predator stalked the Ice Age grasslands where it sprang upon its prey. What is the genus name of this animal?
4. Not all Ice Age giants were mammals! Teratornis was between 35 and 50 pounds and was a large scavenger and hunter of the time. It was the biggest of its kind and many of its fossils have been found in La Brea tar pits in California. What animal class was it?
5. Wooly mammoths roamed across the continents during the Ice Age. They sported hair about three feet long and enormous tusks that grew up to five feet in length. True or False: These giant creatures were actually the same size as today's modern elephant.
6. Castoroides, also known as the giant beaver, was around 200 pounds heavy and was eight feet long. It had many similarities to its cousin, today's modern beaver. Which of these did it NOT have in common, however?
7. Megaloceros giganteus was one of the largest deer ever identified. It was almost seven feet tall, weighed close to 1,500 pounds, and had a huge set of antlers that stretched an impressive twelve feet across. It roamed the grasslands across Europe and Asia during the Ice Age. What was another name for this giant?
8. The giant short-faced bear, or Arctodus simus, weighed 1,500 pounds and was twelve feet tall when it reared up on its hind legs. It had a short face with a broad muzzle which gave it the nickname "bulldog bear". What was distinctive about this omnivore's feet?
9. The American lion was a formidable predator during the Ice Age. It was eight feet long and four feet tall and weighed an average of 600 pounds. A carnivore, it hunted its prey across the tundra. True or False: The adult American lion male had a full mane to differentiate him from the female.
10. The Syrian camel, known as Camelus "moreli", was twice the size of modern camels and stood almost twelve feet high. Its fossil was discovered in 2005 in Syria and was shocking as scientists believed camels only existed back 10,000 years and not during the Ice Age. What was the habitat like in Syria when the camel lived there 100,000 years ago?
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