In 1989 scientists discovered in the Chiquibul Cave System a skeleton of an extinct Florida Cave Bear species.

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🍃 It’s Wild Wonder Wednesday! In 1989 scientists discovered in the Chiquibul Cave System (CCS) a skeleton of an extinct bear species (Florida Cave Bear – Tremarctos floridanus). The remains date back to the glacial Pleistocene Era (2.5 million to 12,000 years ago. The presence of the now-extinct species in the CCS is shrouded in mystery.🌿