Tag: Ice Age

A reconstruction of a Smilodon fatalis skeleton.

The Smiling Smilodon

12/18/2021 8AM All, Parks at Home for Grownups, Nature Academy

When the Ice Age covered Ohio, Hamilton County looked a bit different – and so did the megafauna roaming this area. Nature Interpreter James takes a deep dive into the smile behind Smilodons, or rather, what these saber-toothed cats’ giant canines were actually used for.

Buckeye Falls at Sharon Woods is half-frozen while the other half is covered in snow. A bridge in the background is also covered in snow.

Replay: Animals of the Ice Age

08/12/2020 11AM All, Parks at Home for Kids, Parks at Home for Grownups, Videos, Nature Academy

Join us on our Facebook page Mondays through Fridays at 10 a.m. for a live video with Great Parks staff. Nature Interpreter Tom shares more about Direwolves. Well, kind of. Not the Direwolves from “Game of Thrones,” but the animals that lived in Ohio thousands of years ago during the Ice Age. Learn more about ancient animals in today’s live video.