woolly mammoth
Furry ice-age elephant
A woolly mammoth was a large, elephant-like mammal covered in thick fur, adapted to cold climates during the Ice Age.
Woolly mammoths went extinct roughly ten thousand years ago, though frozen specimens preserved in permafrost continue to be discovered.
The species has become iconic in discussions of extinction and de-extinction efforts.
Extended animal incisors
- trunkMain stem or storage
- furAnimal body hair
- shaggyLong, coarse, untidy
- thick coatHeavy outer garment
ivory · proboscis · molars · hump · small ears · underfur · guard hairs · grinding teeth
Ancient glacial geological period
- Ice AgeExtended global freeze
- megafaunaSpecies over 44 kilograms
- NeanderthalExtinct archaic human species
- PaleolithicEarliest archaeological era
cave paintings · Stone Age · glaciation · extinction · sabertooth · mastodon · hunter-gatherers · Clovis
Preserved ancient organism traces
- excavationAct of unearthing
- carbon datingIsotope-based age measurement
- skeletalOf or like bones
- sedimentsParticles that settle below
stratigraphy · paleontologist · specimen · La Brea · Beringia · DNA extraction · museum display · reconstruction
Reviving vanished organisms
- cloningMaking identical copies
- genetic engineeringDeliberate DNA modification
- CRISPRGene-editing molecular machinery
- Asian elephantSmaller-eared cousin of African
surrogate · ancient DNA · genome sequencing · cryopreservation · rewilding · ethical debate
Nickname for Manuel
- cave artPrehistoric images on stone
- ivory carvingSculpture from animal tusks
- museum exhibitCurated item on display
- natural historyStudy of organisms and environments
children's books · documentary · educational · pop culture icon · mascot
tusks
Extended animal incisors
thick coat · ivory · proboscis · molars · hump · small ears · underfur · guard hairs · grinding teeth · tail
Pleistocene
Ancient glacial geological period
- Ice AgeExtended global freeze
- megafaunaSpecies over 44 kilograms
- NeanderthalExtinct archaic human species
Paleolithic · cave paintings · Stone Age · glaciation · extinction · sabertooth · mastodon · hunter-gatherers · Clovis · quaternary
fossils
Preserved ancient organism traces
- excavationAct of unearthing
- carbon datingIsotope-based age measurement
- skeletalOf or like bones
sediments · stratigraphy · paleontologist · specimen · La Brea · Beringia · DNA extraction · museum display · reconstruction
de-extinction
Reviving vanished organisms
- cloningMaking identical copies
- genetic engineeringDeliberate DNA modification
- CRISPRGene-editing molecular machinery
Asian elephant · surrogate · ancient DNA · genome sequencing · cryopreservation · rewilding · ethical debate
Manny
Nickname for Manuel
- cave artPrehistoric images on stone
- ivory carvingSculpture from animal tusks
- museum exhibitCurated item on display
natural history · children's books · documentary · educational · pop culture icon · mascot
- Prehistoric Animalsdinosaur, dinosaurs, T-Rex, Velociraptor, Brachiosaurus
- De-extinctiondodo, passenger pigeon, thylacine, Tasmanian tiger, quagga
- Extinct Herbivoresmastodon, triceratops, stegosaurus, brontosaurus, diplodocus
- extinct megafaunamastodon, saber-toothed cat, saber-tooth tiger, saber-tooth cat, dire wolf
- ice age animalsdire wolf, saber-tooth cat, sabertooth tiger, Smilodon, giant sloth
- mammoth things