7 Giant Animals That Are Now EXTINCT (Part 2)

5. Giant Beaver – Bear-Sized Rodent

Yes, a bear-sized beaver actually existed.

• Lived during the Ice Age
• Size comparable to a black bear
• Huge teeth similar to bananas
• Semi-aquatic lifestyle

Giant beavers lived near lakes and ponds and mainly ate aquatic plants. Because of their size and hiding skills, they were hard for predators to hunt.

They were found only in North America and lived alongside woolly mammoths. Like many Ice Age animals, they went extinct due to climate warming and human hunting.