Woolly Mammoths for Kids | Learn all about this furry animal and its existence during the Ice Ages

Have you ever heard of a woolly mammoth? If you have, you probably know that it looks pretty similar to the modern-day elephant. Woolly mammoths existed about 30,000 years ago during one of the earth's ice ages. In Woolly Mammoths for Kids, you will learn some fun facts about these amazing creatures.

First of all, why did they have so much fur anyway? Well, because they lived during an ice age, that means their environment was covered in ice and glaciers. In order to survive, they would have to have lots of fur to keep them warm. In fact, they had two layers of fur to protect them from temperatures as low as -58°F! That is really cold!

As you now know, woolly mammoths were ancestors to the modern elephant. They grew as tall as 13 feet, which is about the size of African elephants. Unlike elephants today, woolly mammoths had tusks that grew as large as 15 feet that they used for digging in the snow and ice. Their ears were smaller as well, and they had a hump on their back that many scientists believe stored fat that the mammoth could use when food was hard to find.

Scientists know so many things about these furry animals because of the remains they have studied. However, they aren't sure why exactly they became extinct. Most scientists thing it was due to overhunting by humans or rising temperatures that destroyed their habitats. Some believe it might have been a combination of these things. While most woolly mammoths became extinct around 10,000 years ago, the last group survived until around 1650 B.C.!

We hope you and your student(s) enjoyed learning about this cool ancestor of the modern elephant! If you want to learn even more, head over to our website and download one of our many free lesson plans about this topic, full of activities, worksheets, and more!

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What you will learn in Woolly Mammoths for Kids:
0:00 Introduction to the animal
0:30 The Ice Ages
1:06 When mammoths appeared on Earth
2:07 The lump on a mammoth's back
2:43 Theories for why it became extinct
3:28 How scientists know things about mammoths
4:25 Review of the facts

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