And now, Tibet presents the woolly rhino

A woolly rhino skeleton was discovered recently on the Tibetan Plateau, an area of the world with some of coldest temperatures and highest mountains. 3.5 million years old puts this creature at a solid million years BEFORE the Ice Age actually began. What does this mean for evolution? Well, potentially this type of animal was prepared for severe cold temperatures because it had already evolved to survive them. For example, instead of the typical single horn that modern-day rhinos have, the woolly rhino had a second 3-foot long, flat horn. This was allegedly used to scoop snow out of the way to find buried plant life. Inadvertently planning for the next big climate change can change the biodiversity of the surviving world. Pretty awesome.