Woolly mammoth

The woolly mammoth was an extinct elephant species adapted to cold environments, with dense fur, small ears, and long, curved tusks.

Mammoth: An extinct genus of elephant relatives that lived in Africa, Europe, Asia, and North America. The woolly mammoth was one species within this broader genus.
Mammoth hair: The long outer hairs and shorter underfur that insulated mammoths against cold. Its layered coat limited heat loss in exposed, freezing habitats.
Steppe mammoth: An extinct mammoth species that lived across Eurasia during the Pleistocene and preceded the woolly mammoth in many regions. It is among the ancestral populations associated with woolly mammoth evolution.
Lyuba: A well-preserved woolly mammoth calf discovered in Siberia in 2007. Her preserved tissues and stomach contents offer rare evidence of calf life and diet.
Quaternary extinction event: The late-Pleistocene and early-Holocene loss of many large animal species across multiple continents. Woolly mammoths disappeared during this broader wave of megafaunal extinctions.
Elephantidae: The family of living elephants and extinct relatives including mammoths and mastodons. This family places the woolly mammoth among its closest living and extinct relatives.
Mammoth tusk: An elongated, continuously growing incisor used by mammoths in feeding, combat, and display. Curved tusks could sweep snow aside to expose vegetation.
Columbian mammoth: A large North American mammoth species that descended partly from woolly mammoth ancestors. Its ancestry records woolly mammoth movement into North America and later interbreeding.
Yuka mammoth: A young woolly mammoth whose frozen remains were discovered in Siberia in 2010. Her exceptionally preserved body shows injuries and tissues rarely retained in fossils.
Climate change: Long-term shifts in average temperatures and weather patterns, caused by natural processes or human activity. Warming and habitat change reduced the cold, open landscapes mammoths depended on.

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