” The presence of fully articulated adult cave lion skeletons, deep in cave bear dens, indicates that lions may have occasionally entered dens to prey on hibernating cave bears, with some dying in the attempt.[4]
These active carnivores [2] probably preyed upon the large herbivorous animals of their time, including horses, deer, reindeer, bison and even injured old or young mammoths. Some paintings of them in caves show several hunting together, which suggests the hunting strategy of contemporary lionesses.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panthera_leo_spelaea
“What makes this cat absolutely incredible was its size. With a length of 3.5 meters and an approximate full grown male weight of around 800 lbs, the European Cave Lion was a dominating species of Lion.”
http://www.facekitty.com/2008/04/the-european-cave-lion-was-the.html
Good short article here:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/oxfordshire/7974948.stm
What drove them to extinction? I’m guessing either SUVs or GWB...
Mr Rogers, in post #16, gives another source saying the male cave lion got to 800 pounds.
SUV’s, GWB or a crushing lack of diversity