Have you ever heard of the "Cave of Forgotten Dreams"? Officially known as the Chauvet-Pont-d’Arc Cave, the site is one of the most significant and well-preserved instances of prehistoric art… Read More
By Maxwell Martinson 3 years ago
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Hi! I'm Max and I'm a writer from Minneapolis, Minnesota. I've been freelancing for more than five years and love the freedom and variety that this profession offers. Animals are also a big part of my life, and a lot of my time is dedicated to playing with my cat, Herbie.
Sometime during the early to late Eocene, there was a massive predator unlike anything on Earth today. If you were roaming around Eastern Asia 40 million years ago, you might… Read More
By Maxwell Martinson 3 years ago
This intriguing hunter is often compared to a doglike saber-toothed tiger. Machaeroides was neither canine nor feline, however. It belonged to a clade of animals that has since gone extinct.… Read More
By Maxwell Martinson 3 years ago
It’s no secret that dogs can’t always eat the same things that humans can. We like to think our dogs have iron stomachs — and why shouldn’t they? After all,… Read More
By Maxwell Martinson 3 years ago
If something is sabre-toothed, we imagine that it's a big cat. The idea of ancient humans fighting off sabre-toothed tigers is so exciting that it dominates the popular imagination. However,… Read More
By Maxwell Martinson 3 years ago
Description & Size Elasmotherium sibiricum was a large relative of the rhinoceros. It is an extinct species that certainly crossed paths with humans and may have lived up to 30,000… Read More
By Maxwell Martinson 3 years ago
Fruit flies are some of the most harmlessly infuriating bugs in our lives. You're sitting comfortably in your living room on a lazy afternoon thinking everything's fine until you stroll… Read More
By Maxwell Martinson 3 years ago
The Azhdarchidae is a group of species from the order Pterosauria. “Pterosauria” literally means “winged lizard” in Greek. Some of these dinosaurs are among the largest flying creatures known to… Read More
By Maxwell Martinson 3 years ago
Chihuahuas might seem like standard little dogs. You might even think of them as "underdogs" (forgive the pun). They're incredibly cute, but what were Chihuahuas bred for? At first glance,… Read More
By Maxwell Martinson 3 years ago
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