Giant Beavers the Size of Black Bears Once Roamed North America Vanished Suddenly 10,000 Years Ago, Scientists Know Why Giant ...

But the bear probably wouldn’t have killed ... Gigantopithecus blacki, a prehistoric giant ape, could give Bigfoot a run for his money. Like Bigfoot, however, G.blacki is elusive.

following the giant ice shelf that covered the northern Atlantic during the ice age 20,000 years ago. In prehistoric North America, the short-faced bear (Arctodus simus) ruled the land.