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  2. List of troglobites - Wikipedia

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    A troglobite (or, formally, troglobiont) is an animal species, or population of a species, strictly bound to underground habitats, such as caves.These are separate from species that mainly live in above-ground habitats but are also able to live underground (eutroglophiles), and species that are only cave visitors (subtroglophiles and trogloxenes). [1]

  3. Cave painting - Wikipedia

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    Drawings of humans were rare and are usually schematic as opposed to the more detailed and naturalistic images of animal subjects. Kieran D. O'Hara, geologist, suggests in his book Cave Art and Climate Change that climate controlled the themes depicted. [29] Pigments used include red and yellow ochre, hematite, manganese oxide and charcoal.

  4. Troglofauna - Wikipedia

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    The microscopic cave snail Zospeum tholussum, found at depths of 743 to 1,392 m (2,438 to 4,567 ft) in the Lukina Jama–Trojama cave system of Croatia, is completely blind with a translucent shell Troglofauna are small cave -dwelling animals that have adapted to their dark surroundings.

  5. Caves and Ice Age Art in the Swabian Jura - Wikipedia

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    The Caves and Ice Age Art in the Swabian Jura are a collection of six caves in southern Germany which were used by Ice Age humans for shelter about 33,000 to 43,000 years ago. Within the caves were found the oldest non-stationary works of human art yet discovered, in the form of carved animal and humanoid figurines, in addition to the oldest ...

  6. Subterranean fauna - Wikipedia

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    Caves that are close to the surface, such as lava tubes, often have tree roots hanging from the cave roof, which provide nutrients for sap-feeding insects. [1] [2] Other important food sources in underground habitats are animals being decomposed and bat guano, [3] [4] [5] that creates large invertebrate communities in such caves. [6] [7]

  7. Caveman - Wikipedia

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    The image of these people living in caves arises from the fact that caves are where the preponderance of artifacts have been found from European Stone Age cultures. However, this most likely reflects the degree of preservation that caves provide over the millennia, rather than an indication of them being a typical form of shelter.

  8. Folks Share The Most Hilarious And Adorable Pictures Of ...

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    Image credits: ellemenohpea2 Pet owners and animal lovers flock to the ‘Danglers’ community to share joyful, weird, and cute photos of the creatures they come across.

  9. Western Paradise Illustration - Wikipedia

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    The inexhaustible food, singing and dancing goddess and auspicious animals in the painting satisfy people's fantasy of the western pure land. Considering the nature of Mogao Cave 220 as a private cave of the Zhai family, the most practical function is to offer sacrifices to ancestors and pray for future generations.