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What was Ayla doing when the earthquake hit (the one that claimed the life of her mother)?

Stacking rocks on the riverbed. Five year old Ayla was stacking rocks on the riverbed. She was putting real pretty ones on top of the stack when the earthquake hit. Her mother and her whole family died in the quake.

What kind of animal attacked Ayla when she was teaching herself to hunt?

A lynx. A lynx attacked Ayla when she was teaching herself to hunt. The animal almost stopped Ayla from ever trying to hunt again. Luckily for Brac, Ayla didn't stop teaching herself as she was the one who killed the hyena from carrying off Brac during the Mammoth hunt.

What was Iza's totem?

A saiga antelope. Iza's totem was the saiga antelope.

What did Ayla give Creb when she was found and taken in by the Clan?

All of the these (A family, Love, A hug). When Iza first took Ayla in, Ayla gave Creb a hug. Then when he took a fondness to her, she gave him love and a family.

How old was Ayla when she got pregnant?

10 years old & 10 & ten & ten years old. Ayla was ten when she was raped by Broud and got pregnant. She was eleven when she gave birth to Durc.

What did Iza get when Ayla threatened to miscarry?

Rattlesnake Root. When Ayla threatened to miscarry, Iza went and got Rattlesnake Root to prevent the miscarriage. Because she went out while she was sick, Iza almost died. Ayla never did take it because she was too worried about Iza.

What was the name of Brun's wife?

Ebra. Ebra was Brun's wife. She had the highest status next to the Medicine Woman. She was jealous of Iza's special status as the Clan's Medicine Woman.

Where do the Clan go every seven years?

Clan Gathering & clan gathering & a gathering. Every seven years the members of each individual Clan go to the Clan Gathering, and take part in the Bear Festival.

What was the name of Iza's daughter?

uba & Uba. Uba was the name of Iza's daughter. Iza gave birth to Uba when she was 20 years old. When Ayla was young she rocked and crooned Uba to sleep.

What kind of animal was Ayla's first patient?

A rabbit with a broken leg.. Ayla's first animal patient was a rabbit with a broken leg. She brought it back for Iza to fix, but Iza said she'd fix it only if Ayla was going to help. Afterwards, Ayla would rock and croon to the rabbit when she wasn't rocking and crooning to baby Uba. The rest of the Clan thought Ayla wasn't right in the head.

Who was the father of Durc?

Broud. Broud had raped ten year old Ayla. He was the only one who had any sexual contact with her during her years with the Clan. Of course the men of the Clan thought Creb was the father because he spent a lot of time with her. The Clan thought totem spirits made babies not themselves, so they thought a Cave Bear was more powerful than a Woolly Rhinoceros to be able to overcome the Cave Lion.

What did Iza tell Ayla to never tell a man?

About the secret to be able to stop babies from growing.. Iza had a secret remedy to stop a woman from conceiving. She told Ayla that she must never tell a man because they would put a stop to it. The secret was a tea, to be taken in the morning, containing Antelope Sage and Golden thread. Iza was able to keep the secret because a man never asked a Medicine Woman what the plants were used for.

Who named Durc?

Creb. Creb had stood up for Ayla when he found out she was pregnant. After she gave birth and after she returned from running away with the baby, Creb named the baby Durc after Ayla's favorite legend.

At the Clan Gathering, who died during the Bear Festival?

Gorn. During the Bear Festival, Ayla had stepped in front of a man that had become wounded by the bear. She stepped in front of him and Gorn had attacked the bear to prevent him from going after Ayla. Gorn died when the bear mauled him.

Who was the teacher of the sling?

Zoug & zoug. Zoug was the teacher of the sling. The day that Ayla started teaching herself to hunt, Zoug was teaching Vorn how to use the sling. Broud became furious at the old teacher when he saw little Vorn starting to idolize Zoug. Broud pushed Zoug and he landed on his rump in the middle of the field. Unbeknownst to Broud, Ayla was a witness to his most embarrasing moment. When he found out he wanted Ayla dead.

During the ceremony that made Ayla be able to hunt, what were the names of the Ancient Spirits?

Oowaa, Eesha, and Zheena. During the ceremony that allowed Ayla to hunt, Creb called out the names of the Ancient Spirits. The names were Oowaa, Eesha and Zheena. Ayla recognized them as female names. Creb told the men during the ceremony that at one time women were allowed to hunt, but when they became the Clan of the Cave Bear the women had given up their right to hunt and were willing to stay home and watch the cave, raise the children and forage for food.

When Brun handed over leadership of the Clan to Broud, what did Broud do that infuriated Creb?

He separated Ayla from Durc.. Broud had separated Ayla from Durc. Ayla was to become his second wife and when she went to go get Durc he informed her that Vorn and Uba were going to have Durc live with them as Broud didn't want "that deformed child" anywhere near him.

When Ayla lost her milk, who had taken over nursing Durc?

Oga. When Ayla lost her milk due to a fever she had, Oga had taken over the nursing of Durc. He called her mother just like he called every woman mother, but he had a special name for Ayla. He called Ayla Mama, since he could make the sounds like she could.

Besides not having any tear ducts, what was the other thing that the people of the Clan were missing?

Chins. The people of the Clan were missing chins. The only two members of the Clan to have a chin were Ayla and Durc.

The Clan lived on a peninsula in what body of water?

The Beran Sea & beran sea. The Clan lived on the peninsula of Beran Sea. Brun's Clan lived the closest to the sea.