This video explores the **extinct animals** that early modern humans in Africa would have encountered. It highlights creatures like the **giant Paleo loxodon elephant** and the **massive giant buffalo**, contrasting them with familiar modern species. The discussion also covers **interactions between early humans and other hominid species**, such as *Homo heidelbergensis*, as well as the intriguing, and sometimes terrifying, megafauna they shared the continent with, including the **unusual *Rusingoryx*** and the **giant warthog relative, *Metridiochoerus***. While some of these animals were likely hunted by early humans, the video suggests that **climate change** played a significant role in many of their extinctions, noting Africa's greater retention of megafauna compared to other regions.

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