Wildly Curious - Unicorns of the Ice Age: The Cave That Rewrote History

Unicorns of the Ice Age: The Cave That Rewrote History

09/24/24 • 13 min

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In this episode of Wildly Curious (formerly For the Love of Nature), co-hosts Katy Reiss and Laura Fawks Lapole continue their Cave Chronicles series by uncovering the remarkable discovery of the so-called Siberian unicorn. Found in a cave in Kazakhstan, this prehistoric animal was a massive, rhino-like creature that roamed the Earth alongside early humans. Katy and Laura dive into how this discovery has reshaped our understanding of Ice Age megafauna and their interactions with humans. Learn more about the evolution of the Siberian unicorn and why it’s one of the most fascinating finds in recent paleontology.

Perfect for history buffs, science enthusiasts, and anyone intrigued by prehistoric creatures and Ice Age mysteries.

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Perfect for history buffs, science enthusiasts, and anyone intrigued by prehistoric creatures and Ice Age mysteries.

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Wildly Curious - Unicorns of the Ice Age: The Cave That Rewrote History

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Laura: [00:00:00] Hello and welcome to For the Love of Nature, a podcast where we tell you everything you need to know about nature, and probably more than you wanted to know. I'm Laura.

Katy: And I'm Katy and this is the part two of our cave chronicles of what did Laura say? Her message was shit found in caves. Cool shit found

Laura: how, yeah, what, it's nature, nature and humanity's deep greatest secrets

Katy: