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Woolly Mammoth

Mammuthus primigenius

Extinct

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 348, February 257, March 403, April 634, May 914, June 997, July 1,066, August 917, September 673, October 503, November 275, December 215.
United States7,242
Alaska7,201
Ohio9
Canada8
Michigan6
Illinois5
Wisconsin4
Yukon4
Kentucky3
Virginia3

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Behavioral

  • SocialLives in groups or coloniesFrom its classification
  • SmartDemonstrates problem-solving and learningChecked by the maintainer

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassMammals · Mammalia
OrderProboscideans · Proboscidea
FamilyElephants · Elephantidae
GenusMammoths · Mammuthus

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Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Woolly Mammoth with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.