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woolly mammoth
noun
: a heavy-coated mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius) formerly inhabiting the colder parts of the northern hemisphere
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This Bay Area zoo is shutting down its elephant exhibit.
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Gerald Imray, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2024
Phillips confirmed the tusk belonged to a Columbian mammoth, a distant relative of the woolly mammoth.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 17 Aug. 2024
To some, the bold design choices — red velvet, leopard print, turquoise accents — and incredible modern art collection (including a gilded woolly mammoth by Damien Hirst) can be overwhelming.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 15 Aug. 2024
Columbian mammoths were titan mammals that weighed more than ten tons and stood about 15 feet tall at the shoulder—larger than the woolly mammoth, which lived to the north.
—Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Aug. 2024
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Gerald Imray, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2024
Phillips confirmed the tusk belonged to a Columbian mammoth, a distant relative of the woolly mammoth.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 17 Aug. 2024
To some, the bold design choices — red velvet, leopard print, turquoise accents — and incredible modern art collection (including a gilded woolly mammoth by Damien Hirst) can be overwhelming.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 15 Aug. 2024
Columbian mammoths were titan mammals that weighed more than ten tons and stood about 15 feet tall at the shoulder—larger than the woolly mammoth, which lived to the north.
—Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Aug. 2024
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