There is a world somewhere between reality and fiction. Although ignored by many, it is very real and so are those living in it. This forum is about the natural world. Here, wild animals will be heard and respected. The forum offers a glimpse into an unknown world as well as a room with a view on the present and the future. Anyone able to speak on behalf of those living in the emerald forest and the deep blue sea is invited to join.
The Cave Bear Story... The situation is the same in most other bear caves in Britain. For instance, the famous Victoria Cave near Settle in Yorkshire was excavated a century ago by the British Association for the Advancement of Science, and yielded a great fossil fauna of Eemian interglacial date. Both species, Ursus arctos and Ursus spelaeus, were reported as present there; but a recent restudy of the material showed that only the former species occurs; the "cave bear" was simply a huge brown bear. In fact I know of no evidence for the presence of Ursus spelaeus in Britain during Saalian and Eemian times.