It's a shame that the Ice Age megafauna in the Americas (saber-toothed cats, mammoths, ground sloths, etc.) took such a beating sometime after the first humans arrived. If they had held out longer, think how much American history (both pre- and post-Columbian) might have turned out differently!

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Didn't I read somewhere that an asteroid explosion over North America coincided with the extinction of the mega fauna and may have been the cause?

Whatever the cause, I think most of the larger animals would be in a sorry state by this point anyway. Take a look at Africa for an example of how large species fare against humans over long periods of time.