The 5 Predators That Hunted Ancient Humans at Night

For most of human history, our ancestors weren't the hunters at night. They were the hunted. These are the 5 deadly dangers that came for them after dark, and the 5 ways they survived until sunrise. No doors, no walls, no locks. Just a small fire and miles of black grass. Ice Age hyenas dragged human bones into their dens. Cave lions stalked the open plains. Cave bears slept in the same caves people needed. Leopards preyed on our early ancestors. And the most dangerous nights of all weren't the ones you'd expect. In this video: The Neanderthal remains found in an Ice Age hyena den in Italy How a wall of thorns stopped lions Why people slept at the mouth of the cave, never deep inside The million-year-old child's skull with two holes from a leopard's teeth Why lion attacks spike in the nights right after a full moon The twist: what wild animals fear most today 0:00 Hunted in the dark 1:40 Danger 1: Ice Age hyenas 3:21 Danger 2: cave lions 6:00 Danger 3: cave bears 9:20 Danger 4: leopards 11:19 Danger 5: the moonless nights 13:23 How the hunted became the hunters 14:25 Recap: how they survived the night Watch next: Why Losing Fire Was a Death Sentence in the Ice Age:    • Why Losing Fire Was a Death Sentence in th...   Why Did Prehistoric People Drill Holes in Their Skulls?:    • Why Did Ancient People Drill Holes in Thei...   Roko Explains tells the strange, dark and surprising story of how our ancestors survived. Subscribe so you don't miss the next one. #ancienthumans #prehistoric #iceage