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What is a neandertal?
A Neanderthal ( Homo neanderthalensis ) is a species of extinct early man who lived in Europe and Asia. They are named for the Neander Valley where their first fossil remains …were found. Neanderthals appeared in Europe as early as 500-350 thousand years ago. Neanderthals coexisted with modern humans up to 15,000 years after Homo sapiens had migrated into Europe. Scientists do not believe that the population of Neanderthals was ever much more than 10,000 individuals. Neanderthals' head was larger than modern humans, indicating that their brains may have been larger. They were almost exclusively meat eaters and top hunters. Neanderthal males stood on average about 5'5" and were heavily built with a large bone structure. They had very strong arms and hands. Females stood about 5'1". And most importantly, its a Chinese cat!!! (MORE)