Ice Age Animals, Alaska
Part of Hall of North American Mammals.
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Kuskokwim Mountains, Alaska
During the last ice age, thick ice buried Canada and the northern United States. But the land that is now central Alaska was remarkably ice-free, hosting a rich community of grazing mammals.
© AMNH/D. Finnin