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Cave Bear Skull

Cave Bear Skull
This skull, belonging to the now extinct cave bear, has greatly enlarged canine teeth, probably used to stab and kill prey. The flattened molars, located at the rear of the mouth, were used to crush prey before swallowing it.
Dorling Kindersley
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