Cave bears from the Carpathians as omnivorous as modern bears

Rather than being gentle giants, new research reveals that Pleistocene cave bears, a species which became extinct 20,000 years ago, ate both plants and animals and competed for food with the other contemporary large carnivores of the time such as hyaenas, lions, wolves, and our own human ancestors. The research is published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news118947692.html">Cave bears from the Carpathians as omnivorous as modern bears</a></p> <p>Rather than being gentle giants, new research reveals that Pleistocene cave bears, a species which became extinct 20,000 years ago, ate both plants and animals and competed for food with the other contemporary large carnivores of the time such as hyaenas, lions, wolves, and our own human ancestors. The research is published this week in the <i>Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)</i>.</p>