The Neanderthals

The Neanderthals are exhibits in the Museum of Natural History.
There were originally four Neanderthals, but one was turned to dust due to not being in the museum at sunrise on Larry's 2nd day, leaving there to be three Neanderthals. Eight years later, a new Neanderthal named Laaa, made to resemble night guard Larry Daley, was added to the exhibit, making there four Neanderthals once again.
==Description==
Neanderthals (Homo neanderthalensis or H. sapiens neanderthalensis) are an extinct group of archaic humans (generally regarded as a distinct species, though some regard it as a subspecies of modern humans (Homo sapiens)) who lived in Eurasia until about 40,000 years ago. The type specimen, Neanderthal 1, was found in 1856 in the Neander Valley in present-day Germany.
==Appearances==
===Night at the Museum===
There are four Neanderthals that are on display at the Museum of Natural History.
There is a part on the Manual that says "Distract the Neanderthal Men once an hour. If they complete sharpening their spears, they will hunt you."
During Larry Daley's second night, he gave them a lighter claiming that their quest for fire is over. This later caused one of the Neanderthals to catch fire causing Larry to put it out with the fire extinguisher. When the window was opened by Dexter, one of the Neanderthals got out of the window. Upon being alerted by the bronze statue of Christopher Columbus, Larry tried to get it back in only for it to turn to dust upon the sun rising. The incident with the Neanderthals had nearly caused Dr. McPhee to fire Larry.
By the third night, the Neanderthals were shown fighting with the other exhibits in the museum until Larry broke up the fight with the help of the Easter Island Head. The Neanderthals were paired with Christopher Columbus to help them capture Cecil Fredericks, Gus, and Reginald. The Neanderthals and Christopher Columbus were successful in capturing Reginald.
The next night, the Neanderthals took part in the museum party. One of the Neanderthals was shown drinking from the fire extinguisher.
=== Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian ===
In Battle of the Smithsonian, the Neanderthals are more background characters, appearing when they are packaged away, when everyone is still in the Museum of Natural History, and in the Federal Archives in the shipping container. The Neanderthals are intrigued with General Custer and they also appear in the actual battle as well as the end of the movie.
===Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb===
The Neanderthal exhibit was given a new addition in the form of Laaa, a Neanderthal that resembles Larry.
=== Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again ===
in Kahmunrah Rises Again, the Neanderthal exhibit makes an appearance in the intro of the movie and later interact with the newly hired Night Guard, Ronnie, and scaring him off. While most of the Neanderthal exhibits are in the movie when other exhibits are around, Laaa plays more of a major role in the movie.
==Gallery==
Latest.jpg|The Neanderthals in the first film.
Neanderthals NATM.png|The Neanderthals in the third film.
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