ofools:quousque:ofools:extinction-illustrated:Depictions of the cave hyena (Crocuta crocuta spelaea)
ofools:quousque:ofools:extinction-illustrated:Depictions of the cave hyena (Crocuta crocuta spelaea) in French cave art.fourth image is such a Moodare we sure that first one is a cave hyena it looks more like a beefy giraffeoh nah lol, the first image is definitely a hyena its just with an exaggerated profile and a possible hybrid of imagesthe second image is an example of the hybridisation of images, and the working theory is that it was originally intended to represent a bear but was later co-copted to create a cave hyena(thanks for the info)so like:Cave Artist: distinctive features of a hyena: spots neck fuzzies a longer neck than other animals i guess….cave artist: ok i’ll make the neck three times as long so people know it’s a hyenaother cave artist: ok also we don’t need this lame bear anymore*adds spots and neck fuzzles*cave artist: perfect -- source link
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