cave bear
noun
: a very large extinct bear (Ursus spelaeus) known especially from Pleistocene deposits in European caves
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Another possible flute from Slovenia, made from a cave bear femur, was dated to over 50,000 years ago and is suggested to have been made by Neanderthals.
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Smithsonian Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Oct. 2024
Related article Stone Age humans stepped out in cave bear fur 300,000 years ago
However, historical evidence exists for earlier tools that were used for making clothes, albeit with less precision.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN, 8 July 2024
The team found reindeer, cave bear, wooly rhinoceros and horse bones, meaning the cold environment was like the steppe tundras found in modern Siberia and northern Scandinavia.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 31 Jan. 2024
There were traces of horses, cave bears, woolly rhinoceroses, and reindeer, which indicates that the area had a colder climate similar to the tundra of Siberia and northern Scandinavia today.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 31 Jan. 2024
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Smithsonian Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Oct. 2024
Related article Stone Age humans stepped out in cave bear fur 300,000 years ago
However, historical evidence exists for earlier tools that were used for making clothes, albeit with less precision.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN, 8 July 2024
The team found reindeer, cave bear, wooly rhinoceros and horse bones, meaning the cold environment was like the steppe tundras found in modern Siberia and northern Scandinavia.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 31 Jan. 2024
There were traces of horses, cave bears, woolly rhinoceroses, and reindeer, which indicates that the area had a colder climate similar to the tundra of Siberia and northern Scandinavia today.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 31 Jan. 2024
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“Cave bear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cave%20bear. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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