Before We Ruled the Earth is a two-part documentary television miniseries that premiered on February 9, 2003 on the Discovery Channel. The program featured early human history and the challenges human beings faced thousands of years ago. It also features animals examples such as:
âWoolly mammoth
âMegantereon
âAmerican buffalo
âCave bear
âIrish elk
The first episode was called "Hunt or Be Hunted" and the second called "Mastering the Beasts."