Mammoth

Although the mammoth is less frequently portrayed at Lascaux, there are 66 depictions of mammoths at Chauvet (Clottes, 180)


Mammoth with both carved and painted tusks, Chauvet
Image source: http://www.phaidon.com/resource/caveart-52-53.jpg
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Lions

While the six engraved felines at Lascaux "have a very inconspicuous presence" (Aujoulat, 259), the 71 lions at Chauvet (Clottes, 177) are depicted with vivid naturalism.


Lions, Chauvet
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Engraved Lion, Chamber of Felines, Lascaux
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Hand stencils, hand prints, and dots 

Hand stencil, Red Panels Gallery, Chauvet
Image Source: http://www.bradshawfoundation.com/chauvet/gallery/hand_mammoth.jpg
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The Panel of the Dotted Animal, the Brunel Chamber, Chauvet
Red dots were made by coating the palm with red ochre, then pressing the palm against the cave wall.  Traces of ochre on the fingers caused their imprint to occasionally be visible (Clottes 64, 70).
Image source: http://www.phaidon.com/resource/caveart-33-02.jpg
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Panel of Hand Prints with semi-circle of dots, Red Panels Gallery, Chauvet
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Menagerie

Both Chauvet and Lascaux feature complex compositions portraying many animals of varying species in close proximity.


Panel of the Horses, Chauvet: horses, rhinos, aurochs
Image source: http://www.elixirofknowledge.com/search/label/Chauvet%20cave
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Ensemble of horses, aurochs, red deer, and other animals, Hall of the Bulls, Lascaux
Image source: http://www.sculpture.prehistoire.culture.fr/sites/default/files/styles/zoom/public/02_01_00.jpg?itok=ddPCHDVs
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Bovines

The Great Black Bull, Lascaux
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Bison

The frequency of depiction of bison is fairly equal at Lascaux and Chauvet; much more so than is the case with other animals.  Lascaux has 26 depictions of bison (Aujoulat, 259), and 31 bison are portrayed at Chauvet (Clottes, 186-7). 

The painting of the bison in the End Chamber at Chauvet has been dated to approximately 30,340 years ago (Clottes, 144).

The Crossed Bison, The Nave, Lascaux
Image Source: www.lascaux.culture.fr/content/images/fonds/02_04_00_09.jpg
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Bison, The End Chamber, Chauvet
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Horses

There are 364 depictions of horses at Lascaux (Aujoulat, 257-9)
In contrast, there are 40 portrayals of horses at Chauvet (Clottes, 183)

Chinese horse, Axial Gallery, Lascaux
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Panel of the Horses (detail), Chauvet
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