US EditionNorwegian Cave Reveals 10,000-Year-Old Arctic Animal Community
NORWAY, AUG 4 – Researchers uncovered remains of 46 species revealing Arctic ecosystems during a warmer ice age phase and highlighting cold-adapted species' vulnerability to climate shifts.
- Researchers published a study on August 4, 2025, revealing animal remains from 75,000 years ago in a cave on Norway's northern coast.
- The cave, discovered in the 1990s and sealed for over 75,000 years, contains bones from 46 species that lived during a warmer phase of the ice age.
- The site’s animal diversity includes mammals like polar bears, migratory reindeer, and extinct collared lemmings, plus aquatic species indicating mostly ice-free coastal habitats.
- Dr. Sam Walker remarked that the findings offer valuable insight into a lost Arctic ecosystem and emphasized the difficulties cold-adapted species face in surviving rapid climate changes.
- The findings suggest cold-adapted Arctic species once vulnerable to colder periods may face greater survival challenges now due to warming and fragmented habitats.
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