Woolly mammoth
A kind of mammoth · also called Mammuthus primigenius, tundra mammoth
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About
The woolly mammoth was an extinct Ice Age relative of modern elephants, standing over ten feet tall.
Despite its reputation as an enormous beast, the woolly mammoth was similar in size to living Asian elephants, its closest surviving relatives. It was also noticeably smaller than its neighbor, the Columbian mammoth, which lived across North America at the same time. Adult bulls grew considerably larger and heavier than cows, carrying massive curved tusks to brush through snow. Many people assume it was a giant among elephants, but its thick fur coat made it look bulkier than it actually was.
From Wikipedia
The woolly mammoth is an extinct species of mammoth that lived from the Middle Pleistocene until its extinction in the Holocene epoch. It was one of the last in a line of mammoth species, beginning with the African Mammuthus subplanifrons in the early Pliocene.
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Questions people ask
- How big was a woolly mammoth?
- A woolly mammoth stood about 10.5 feet (3.2 m) tall at the shoulder, stretched 14.8 feet (4.5 m) long, and weighed around 13,200 pounds (6,000 kg). That puts it at roughly the same weight and height as a modern African bush elephant.
- How much space does a woolly mammoth take up?
- About 7.85 yd³ (6 m³), the volume of its body.
Weight
6.61 US tons (6 tonnes)
- Space it takes up
- 7.85 yd³ (6 m³)
- Length
- 14.8 ft (4.5 m)
- Height
- 10.5 ft (3.2 m)
Quick answer
A woolly mammoth stood about 10.5 feet (3.2 m) tall at the shoulder, stretched 14.8 feet (4.5 m) long, and weighed around 13,200 pounds (6,000 kg). That puts it at roughly the same weight and height as a modern African bush elephant.
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