Woolly Mammoth

Information and Inspiration quotes about this iconic mammal[]

Mammoths can't go extinct. They're the biggest things on Earth.

The woolly mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius) was a species of mammoth that lived during the Pleistocene epoch, and was one of the last in a line of mammoth species, beginning with Mammuthus subplanifrons in the early Pliocene. The woolly mammoth diverged from the steppe mammoth about 400,000 years ago in eastern Asia. Its closest extant relative is the Asian elephant. The appearance and behavior of this species are among the best studied of any prehistoric animal because of the discovery of frozen carcasses in Siberia and Alaska, as well as skeletons, teeth, stomach contents, dung, and depiction from life in prehistoric cave paintings. Mammoth remains had long been known in Asia before they became known to Europeans in the 17th century. The origin of these remains was long a matter of debate, and often explained as being remains of legendary creatures. The mammoth was identified as an extinct species of elephant by Georges Cuvier in 1796.

Lifespan[]

They can live only to 60 years.

Speed and movement[]

Despite the infamous, horrendous, controversial and historical inaccurate epic prehistoric 2008 Warner Bros and Roland Emmerich film 10,000 BC depicted the woolly mammoth as domesticated and were shown from the scenes of them galloping, much like their modern elephant cousins from today including the Asian Elephant, African Forest Elephant and African Bush Elephant, The woolly mammoth's actual running speed is that they trot up to about 26 miles per hour.