[CholeraJoe]

Possums are native to North America, not Britain. The paleolithic man in question no doubt killed stoats, badgers and foxes instead.

[Dysart]

Well, It's common knowledge that Badgers are native to Wisconsin. A recently unearthed sketch of the earliest known specimen in one the state's legendary caves convincingly reveals...

In any event, the prey beast- be it possum or badger or unicorn- our hero likely toiled away his life just to favor the object of his affections with this necklace. And in the end she ended up with the half the cave, all the fancy stone spears, and custody of children, who, curiously, had red hair. This much is nearly certain.