Part 5/9:
Confronting Human Competition
Yet, the threats were not solely from the animal kingdom. The Pleistocene era also witnessed the cohabitation of multiple human species—the Neanderthals, for instance, with more robust physiques, were dangerously adapted to the cold climates of the Ice Age. Their survival skills, honed through millennia, positioned them as harbingers of competition for food and resources. Then, there were the enigmatic Denisovans, documented through genetic evidence, manifesting adaptability to high-altitude habitats.