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The Sabertoothed Cat stalks its prey, sneaking along the ground on the attack. The “Mammuthus Columbi” or the Columbian Mammoth was a huge creature with enormous tusks; a gentle giant that might find itself stuck in the asphalt, leaving it open to attack by dire wolves. These wolves, which hunted in packs, are the most frequently found inhabitants in the La Brea Tarpits, and their multiphonic battle cry leads them into the hunt. By the end of the movement, they, too, have Become immersed in the muck, sinking back down into the asphalt to be discovered 10,000 years later.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach of the animals went extinct at the end of the Pleistocene Epoch, but their stories are preserved in the asphalt and told here by the gurgles and oozing of the bass clarinet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten for Jennifer Stevenson of the Vientos Trio, this piece was composed as part of Jenni’s residency with the ensemble during the 2008-2009 season.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI. 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