An extinct cave lion, at least 10,000 years old

Re:An extinct cave lion, at least 10,000 years old by JoeAltmaier on Wednesday October 28, 2015 @03:38PM (#10466786)

Natural processes can include earthquakes, volcanoes, viruses. Its often random. Plenty of reason to think these species have something to offer in the present day.

I think of it like publishing an old book, or seeing an old movie. It is being a good steward of a legacy in a sense.

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Re:An extinct cave lion, at least 10,000 years old by cwp on Wednesday October 28, 2015 @04:01PM (#10466953)

Also, there are a lot of species that went extinct because they encountered a predator they couldn't deal with - people. Is that a "natural process" just because it happened before recorded history?

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Re:An extinct cave lion, at least 10,000 years old by BBlarat on Wednesday October 28, 2015 @05:53PM (#10467704)

I would say that it is a "natural process", we came from nature, and are still part of nature.

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Re:An extinct cave lion, at least 10,000 years old by voidlogic on Wednesday October 28, 2015 @04:55PM (#10467343)

Came here to say this, the woolly mammoth, woolly rhinoceros and cave bear likely all are early victims of competition with humans.

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Re:An extinct cave lion, at least 10,000 years old by MrZongle2 on Wednesday October 28, 2015 @05:46PM (#10467665)

"Natural processes can include earthquakes, volcanoes, viruses. "

And asteroids. The dinosaurs got screwed because they hadn't yet developed a space program.

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