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Patricia Janes The Truth About Ice Age

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In the article The Truth About Ice Age, published by Scholastic Inc. Magazine, Patricia Janes tells us readers the reason for the making of the movie Ice Age. About 20,000 years ago, during one of North America’s so called ice ages took place when much of North America was covered in ice. After our last ice age, at least 11,500 years ago, scientists have found the fossil remains of animals that had adapted and thrived in such cold temperatures. Some of the animal remains found were of woolly mammoths, giant sloths, and even the saber-toothed tiger. These animals were not only inspiration for the children’s movie Ice Age, but the main characters; Sid the Sloth, Manfred the woolly mammoth, and Diego the saber-toothed tiger.
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