Woolly mammoth
SpeciesPrehistoric Mammals
An extinct, cold-adapted mammoth species of the Pleistocene and Holocene.
2.50Epic
Epic
Woolly mammoth
- Prehistoric Mammals
The woolly mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius) was an extinct mammoth species and one of the best-studied prehistoric animals, known from frozen carcasses, remains, and cave paintings. Adapted to glacial climates, it had fur, small ears, a short tail, long curved tusks, and specialised molars. It inhabited the mammoth steppe across northern Eurasia and North America, coexisted with early humans, and survived longest in isolated island populations.
- Scientific name
- Mammuthus primigenius
- Closest living relative
- Asian elephant
- Habitat
- Mammoth steppe across northern Eurasia and North America
Sources and credits
Sources and credits
- Article
- Woolly mammoth (English Wikipedia)
- Wikidata
- Q3699044
- Text
- Card text is adapted from the English Wikipedia article by an automated summary. Wikipedia content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for its contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Article history and contributors
- Illustration
- By Lou.gruber. Public domain · File page on Wikimedia CommonsLou.gruber, Own workModifications: Resized and converted to WebP
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