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Two previous cubs were found in the same river basin, leading to the theory that the site was, a common breeding area for cave lions. Cave lions were similar to modern day African lions, but about 20% larger, they lived across Europe and Asia until their extinction around 10,000 years ago. These two specimens are particularly important due to their well-preserved state. Dalen, a member of the Stockholm University’s Centre for Palaeogenetics research team said “They were adapted to cold environments, and were a top predator in the mammoth steppe ecosystem.” Cave lions are particularly interesting because of the number of prehistoric paintings depicting them, helping researchers learn about the extinct animal’s anatomy. “The cave paintings only show lions without manes”. “So one hypothesis based on the cave art is that the males lacked manes, something that we can possibly test using genetic methods in the future.”