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Woolly mammoth

Naam beteken: “first-born elephant”1

Het geëet: PlantePrehistoriese legendesSenosoïkum, die era van die soogdiereNie 'n dinosourus nie, maar 'n prehistoriese legende

The woolly mammoth was a huge, furry elephant that lived during the Ice Age. It had long, curved tusks and a thick coat of hair to keep warm in the freezing cold. These amazing animals roamed across Europe, Asia, and North America.1

Hierdie een is nie 'n dinosourus nie, maar dit is een van die bekendste diere uit die prehistoriese tyd, so dit kry ook 'n plek in Dino Wiki.

Het geleef

0,4 tot 0,01 miljoen jaar gelede1 2

Senosoïkum, die era van die soogdiere

Fossiele gevind in

Siberia, Russia; Alaska, USA; Canada; Europe; and Wrangel Island1 4

Lengte

2,8 tot 4,5 m (9,2 tot 15 ft)1 3

Gewig

2,8 ton tot 8,2 ton (6 200 tot 18 100 lb)1

Hoogte

2,3 tot 3,49 m (7,5 tot 11 ft)1

Topspoed

omtrent 25 km/h (16 mph)

Hardloop, skatting

Wanneer het dit geleef?

Voor die dinosourusse

Era van die dinosourusse

Era van die soogdiere

400 miljoen jaar gelede25266vandag

Hoe groot was dit?

Hoe lank was dit?

Hoe hoog was dit?

Hoe swaar was dit?

so swaar soos 5 motors

so lank soos 4 honde van neus tot stertso lank soos 25 piesangs punt aan puntso swaar soos 1,5 olifanteso swaar soos 1600 waatlemoeneso swaar soos 10 hele skoolklasse vol kindersso swaar soos 18 ysberekon 100 meter in 14 sekondes hardloop (die vinnigste mens het 9,6 nodig)

Hoe groot was Woolly mammoth vergeleke met JOU?

Net wiskunde in jou blaaier. Niks word gestoor of êrens heen gestuur nie.

Hoe vinnig was dit?

'n Mens wat loop omtrent 5 km/h (3 mph)

'n Kind op 'n fiets omtrent 12 km/h (7 mph)

Woolly mammoth omtrent 25 km/h (16 mph)

'n Galopperende perd omtrent 65 km/h (40 mph)

'n Jagluiperd omtrent 100 km/h (62 mph)

cool goed

Prettige feite

Woolly mammoths had very small ears and a short tail to stop them from getting frostbite in the cold.1

A newborn woolly mammoth calf weighed about 90 kilograms (200 pounds), as much as a large adult human.1

Woolly mammoths and Columbian mammoths sometimes mated and had hybrid babies in North America.1

The last woolly mammoths lived on Wrangel Island in the Arctic Ocean until about 4,000 years ago, when the Egyptian pyramids were already built.1

Woolly mammoths had four molars that were replaced six times during their life, just like modern elephants.1

Scientists have found frozen woolly mammoth carcasses with fur, skin, and even stomach contents still preserved.1

KI-prent van Woolly mammoth — 'n KI-prent van hoe Woolly mammoth dalk gelyk het, deur 'n rekenaar gemaak uit wat wetenskaplikes weet. Dit is 'n raaiskoot: die regte dier het dalk anders gelyk, en niemand weet wat sy regte kleure was nie.

julle het gevra

Mees gevraagde vrae oor Woolly mammoth

?How big was a woolly mammoth?

About the same size as a modern African elephant. Males stood 2.67 to 3.49 metres tall at the shoulder and weighed 3.9 to 8.2 tonnes.1

?What did woolly mammoths eat?

They mainly ate forbs and grasses. Their diet was similar to that of modern elephants.1

?When did woolly mammoths go extinct?

Most woolly mammoths died out about 10,000 years ago, but small groups survived on islands. The very last ones lived on Wrangel Island until about 4,000 years ago.1

?Did woolly mammoths have fur?

Yes, they had a thick, shaggy coat of fur to keep warm in the Ice Age cold. It had long guard hairs and a shorter, dense undercoat.1

?How long were woolly mammoth tusks?

Their tusks were long and curved, but the exact length varied. They used them for fighting, foraging, and moving objects.1

?Did humans hunt woolly mammoths?

Yes, early humans hunted woolly mammoths for food and used their bones and tusks to make art, tools, and shelters.1

?Are woolly mammoths dinosaurs?

No, they are not dinosaurs. Woolly mammoths are mammals, specifically a type of extinct elephant.1

?Why did woolly mammoths have small ears?

Their small ears helped prevent frostbite and reduce heat loss in the freezing cold.1

?Can we bring woolly mammoths back?

Scientists have talked about trying to revive them using DNA, but none of those methods are possible right now.1

Mite-breker

Mite: Many people think woolly mammoths lived only in snowy, icy landscapes.

Waarheid: Woolly mammoths actually lived on a dry, grassy steppe called the mammoth steppe, which was not covered in ice and snow all year.1

Vir dino-kenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Mammuthus primigenius
Benoem deur: (Blumenbach 1799)4
Groep: Prehistoriese legendes
Familie / klade: Elephantidae4
Klassifikasie: Mammalia > Proboscidea > Elephantidae4
Ouderdom van die rotse: 7,2 tot 0,01 miljoen jaar (Messinian / Holocene)4
Rotsformasies: Wiota Gravels, Oberer Travertin4
Lande: VSA, Kanada, Duitsland, Verenigde Koninkryk, Rusland, Nederland4
Fossielrekords: 77 in The Paleobiology Database4
Ontdekking: In 1796, French scientist Georges Cuvier was the first to show that woolly mammoth fossils were from an extinct species, not modern elephants. German naturalist Johann Friedrich Blumenbach gave it the scientific name Elephas primigenius in 1799.1
Steeds omstrede: Scientists are still debating exactly why woolly mammoths went extinct, whether it was due to climate change, hunting by humans, or a combination of both.1

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Woolly mammoth (en.wikipedia.org)
Genomics of adaptive evolution in the woolly mammoth: Current Biology (cell.com)
Woolly Mammoth — size, diet & habitat | DinoLifePedia (dinolifepedia.com)
Woolly mammoth in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ouderdom, plekke, rotsformasies, klassifikasie.

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