Animals have a huge influence in art throughout history and have
             been represented in many ways. Some representations have been very
             realistic with much detail while other depictions seem to tell a myth
             with their sketchy pictures. Various forms of art have conveyed ideas
             and concepts of animal's behavior and their importance to the culture
             from generation to generation. Animal artwork has been used as a tool
             to make the connection between various cultures and time periods. It is
             also depicts historical and symbolic meanings. Many cultures have
             claimed there is a link between animals and supernatural forces which
             has control over the natural world and the destiny of the human
             population. In some cases they were thought of as agents to the great
             Cave paintings are the earliest known example of human art
             dating 40,000 to 8,000 BCE. The paintings mainly feature the various
             animals running, eating, or sleeping. Some contain a few humans,
             geometrical shapes and some hand prints. The artists used permanent
             surfaces like ceilings, floors, rocks, and caves as their canvas.
             Pigments of black, yellow, red, and brown were utilized to display the
             various animals. The painters gathered a great deal of information
             finding food, and which foods were safe to eat or not, by closely
             observing the animals. The valuable information was passed to others
             through the details of his artwork. The construction of the figures are
             sporadic over uneven surfaces and small confined areas in the caves.
             Paintings in this postion would have been difficult to view, and may
             be simple decorations, but possess a special or spiritual purpose.
             Researchers, "took what they thought were the most important features
             the content of Paleolithic art (the animals, the arrows) and stressing
             the locality of the art (deep done in caves far from habitation)
             inferred a secret magical function." The paintings...