Great beasts peppered from space

[Rick]

Startling evidence has been found which shows mammoth and other great beasts from the last ice age were blasted with material that came from space.

Eight tusks dating to some 35,000 years ago all show signs of having being peppered with meteorite fragments.

The ancient remains come from Alaska, but researchers also have a Siberian bison skull with the same pockmarks.

More: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7130014.stm

[MarkS]

You've got me worried now.  I don't think I'll be venturing outside to watch the Geminids after all - don't fancy being peppered from space!

[Mike]

I bet the slugs and snails are glad it wasn't a salting otherwise they would be extinct !

[Rocket Pooch]

You've got me worried now.  I don't think I'll be venturing outside to watch the Geminids after all - don't fancy being peppered from space!

It's ok you can get cream for them.