Canyonlands
America's South West was a land of extremes: herbivores such as mammoths and ground sloths sheltered in the caves, while cougar pursued bighorn sheep and goats on the cliffs.
Discover the real Wild West as the first people would have found it. A land of extremes where 10-ton Columbian mammoths seek shelter from the intense heat deep in Grand Canyon caves, and cougar pursue bighorn sheep and mountain goats on the cliffs above.
Where lumbering ground sloths graze succulent cactus fruits amidst a forest of Joshua trees. Giant condors soar high over Monument Valley on 3-metre wings, while down below the most fearsome of all the ice age killers - the sabre-toothed cat - stalks huge camels against the dramatic backdrop of the 'Canyonlands'.
This new series reveals the spectacular wildlife of Ice Age North America, as the first people to enter this vast continent would have seen it. Evidence uncovered from today's landscapes is used to build a picture of the prehistoric past.
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Desert giants
Duration: 02:41
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Tar pit evidence
Duration: 02:43
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Prehistoric dung pile
Duration: 02:15
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Mountain Lion
Duration: 01:22
