Mammoths

Mammoths

An illustration of a group of Woolly Mammoths feeding on wild grass

"It could have weighed as much as 10 tonnes, more than double the weight of an African elephant and possibly as much as 14.3 tonnes!"

Discover key facts about the different species of mammoth – where they lived, what they ate, and why they went extinct.
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David Attenborough helps Ben Garrod out with a mammoth task

How to watch Attenborough and the Mammoth Graveyard on BBC One

All you need to know about an exciting new documentary about mammoths, presented by Sir David Attenborough and Professor Ben Garrod.
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Computer artwork of woolly mammoths (Mammuthus primigenius) and bison (Bison bison) in a snow-covered field.

Should we bring back mammoths from extinction?

Can you bring back a mammoth? Cutting-edge gene-editing technology might make science fiction a reality...
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