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Mysterious South African cave painting may have been inspired by fossils

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par Julien Benoit, Associate professor in Vertebrate Palaeontology, University of the Witwatersrand

A mysterious animal painted on a cave wall in South Africa’s Free State Province has long baffled scientists. Is it a walrus? It looks like one, but there are no such animals in Africa. Some cryptozoologists – people who look for legendary animals like the Loch Ness Monster – have suggested the painting might depict a sabre-toothed cat.

What is known is…

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