Illustration of a giant short-faced bear (Arctodus simus). This extinct bear inhabited North America during the Pleistocene (around million years ago-11,000 years ago). It reached up to metres at the shoulder and weighed up to 800 kilograms.

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Photo credit: © MAURICIO ANTON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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