Mammoth

:This article is about the extinct mammal. For the town with this name, see Mammoth, Arizona.

Extinction

Most mammoths died out at the end of the last Ice Age. However, the dwarf mammoths of Wrangel Island (see above) became extinct only at about 2000 BC. Whether the mammoth died out for climatic reasons or due to overhunting by humans is debated.

Related Topics:
Ice Age - 2000 BC

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

There have been occasional claims that the mammoth is not actually extinct, and that isolated herds might survive in the vast and sparsely inhabited tundra of Siberia. However, no solid evidence exists for these claims.

Related Topics:
Tundra - Siberia

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~