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timberbear The mammoth steppe was a vast ice age habitat.
timberbear Mammoth Steppe
Step into the cold savanna of the ancient past (oh yeah!) / Where the woolly mammoths wander on the golden grass (wander on!)

timberbear Dodge the mammoth's charge to discover how early humans survived the harsh Ice Age.

timberbear To consume 180 kilograms of daily vegetation, these massive beasts traveled predictable routes, allowing prehistoric hunters to plan
Mammoth ears: Woolly mammoths had ears about fifteen times smaller than modern African elephants to prevent heat loss in freezing temperatures.

timberbear A caveman aims his spear at a woolly mammoth among thick forest trees.
A cold, dry, and treeless grassland ecosystem that dominated the northern hemisphere during the Pleistocene epoch. A Paleolithic hunter tracks a woolly mammoth as it migrates from dense woodlands onto the open grassland.
How thick was the layer of fat underneath a woolly mammoth's skin for insulation?
Would you survive an Ice Age winter?
Why is the classic image of a woolly mammoth in a dense forest technically inaccurate?
Where did woolly mammoths primarily live during the Ice Age?
What was the primary purpose of the woolly mammoth's long, coarse outer coat?
Approximately how much vegetation did an adult woolly mammoth need to eat every day?

