What happened to a large proportion of the large game animals in North America at the end of the Pleistocene?
A) they journeyed back to Asia on the Bering Land Bridge, following the cold environments to which they were adapted
B) they migrated south to the southern tip of South America and from their followed the ice floes to Antarctica
C) they became extinct
D) they evolved adaptations to the warmer, post-Pleistocene climate

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A large proportion of large game animals in North America, such as mammoths, mastodons, and sabre-toothed cats, became extinct at the end of the Pleistocene. This event is known as the Pleistocene Overkill Hypothesis, where humans are believed to have played a significant role in the extinction of these animals through overhunting and habitat destruction.

What Happened to a Large Proportion of the Large Game