Key Information
Woolly Mammoth
| Species | Mammuthus primigenius |
| Diet | Herbivore |
| Length | About 20 ft |
| Height | 8.9 to 11.2 ft |
| Weight | 6 tonnes |
| Timescale | Middle Pleistocene to Late Holocene |
| Classification | Mammalia > Elephantidae > Mammuthus |
| Similar Species | Colombian mammoth, African mammoth, Steppe mammoth, Pygmy mammoth |
Learning Point
- Mammoths have been found frozen and with food in their mouths, suggesting they were frozen suddenly and quickly. This has been pointed to as evidence of the Flood of Noah’s Day.
Project
- Draw a family of Woolly Mammoths.
- Overview
- X-Ray
Location
| Confirmed | Asia, Europe, North America and Africa |
Fun Facts
- The name “Mammoth” may have come from several different places, one of which could be a version of “mehemot”, the Arabic version of the biblical word “behemoth”.
- The largest known male woolly mammoth tusk is 14 ft long and weighs 201 lb. About a quarter of the tusk was inside the socket in the skull.
- A newborn woolly mammoth calf would have weighed about 200 lb.
- The last know Woolly Mammoths are thought to have lived on Wrangal Island and might have been there as recent as around 2000 BCE.
Past Lessons
| 4 | March 24, 2022 | (North America) |
| 74 | July 6, 2023 | (International) |
| 97 | August 16, 2023 | (North America) |
| 191 | April 7, 2025 | (North America) |