The Stone Age began almost three million years ago and finished around 4,000 years ago. In that time, all sorts of weird and wonderful creatures roamed the planet, including the three beasts here.
Woolly mammoth
With its shaggy coat, huge head and twisty tusks, the woolly mammoth was a true Stone Age giant. It ate leaves, grass and flowers, using its tusks to clear away snow to find enough food to eat. It could weigh up to six tonnes — that’s about as heavy as a tractor! Its dense fur kept it warm in the cold.
Sabre-toothed cat
This fearsome-looking predator went extinct round 10,000 years ago. Before then it lived in North and South America, where it was strong enough to catch deer and bison. It used its two long teeth to tear through the skin of its prey. It was a little smaller than today’s lions, but much heavier.
Woolly rhinoceros
Early humans made drawings of this amazing animal on the walls of their caves. This helps to tell us what it looked like. It was related to the rhinos we have today, with two big horns on its head, but it had a thick coat of fur. It was a herbivore, mainly grazing from trees and small plants.
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