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Which actress played the ill-fated, Uta?


Looks like some of these prehistoric tribeswomen were on the attractive side. I expected to see some really scary-looking, hairy, rugged, tough women.

One of these sexy, thin, gals is a little boy's mom, the term for momma being 'uta'. Unfortunately for the little boy, his mom wanders too far from the camp in early morning, to gather wood, incredibly all alone and unarmed. It seems that no one has told her about Smilodon Fatalis - the big pussycat with the seven-inch long front razors jutting down from its upper jaw - has been detected lurking outside the camp's perimeter the previous night. Uta looks almost too young to be a mom, as if she is 18 to 22 years old. But I had to remember at this time in prehistory, women married at the age of 14 to 16 years. It's plausible for uta to be 21 years old with a 6-year old son.

Sadly for the distraught little boy calling for his mommy, uta, she ends up becoming cat food, a sabre-tooth cat. The show was suprisingly gory for this scene. Our show's pretty, svelte, fashion model-looking uta stands out there in the tall brush looking around, and just stares at this Hansel-and-Gretel nightmare monstrosity bearing down on her. The big game cat jumps poor uta, knocking her down and slashing her face wide open. Uta won't have any time to reflect on being facially disfigured for the rest of her life, because she won't have a life. The sabre cat dispatches the young woman with a typical stab to the carotid artery, the same killing technique it employs on its contemporary four-legged prey. We were spared watching further tragedy such as the sabre tooth cat dragging uta's corpse up into a tree, to be draped over a branch and left there for her flesh to become nice and tender.

Remember at this time in North America, the gigantic predators all still exist: Smilodon Fatalis (sabre tooth cat); giant short-faced bear (ursus arctodus); North American giant lion (felinus panthere); not to mention our friends from the Grimm's scary Fairy Tales: (big) dire wolf (dirus caninus lupus). For any brave soul wandering around the place, there's 101 ways to die out there.

Which leads me to my question. Who was the actress that played the ill-fated uta? She's a pretty lady.

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Since there is only one female listed in the cast, maybe it's her?
Jennifer Antkowiak ... Paleo Woman

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