A desert in the American Southwest provides evidence of a hunt from long ago. Scientists found footprints from a hunt involving ancient human beings and a large prehistoric sloth. They discovered the footprints in what is now the White Sands National Monument in the state of New Mexico. The discovery is extremely rare. The researchers say it could change scientists’ understanding of how ancient humans interacted with large animals. It also may show whether our ancestors were responsible for the disappearance of the giant ground sloth. The researchers found more than 100 footprints dating back between 10,000 and 15,000 years. They were found among particles of gypsum, a soft mineral, in the desert. The prints seem to show humans following giant ground sloths.
Title: New Mexico Desert Captures Evidence of Sloth Hunt
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footprints in what is now the White Sands National Monument in the state of New Mexico.</span> <span data-start-time='30000' data-end-time='33833'>The discovery is extremely rare.</span> <span data-start-time='33833' data-end-time='47042'>The researchers say it could change scientists’ understanding of how ancient humans interacted with large animals.</span> <span data-start-time='47042' data-end-time='58083'>It also may show whether our ancestors were responsible for the disappearance of the giant ground sloth.</span> <span data-start-time='58083' data-end-time='69229'>The researchers found more than 100 footprints dating back between 10,000 and 15,000 years.</span> <span data-start-time='69229' data-end-time='77271'>They were found among particles of gypsum, a soft mineral, in the desert.</span> <span data-start-time='77271' data-end-time='83729'>The prints seem to show humans following giant ground sloths.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' 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