MAMMOTh
the great friend of the ice age.
PARIS. 1960 - Musée Paléonthologie.
The woolly Mammoth lived in the Ice Age.
It is, five thousand years ago, that he was still on our planet.
Now we know him from the skeletons we found.
He was mainly found in Northern Europe, in the North of America and in Asia.
The woolly Mammoth was a herbivore, living on large open grassy plains.
They are also called Mammoth steppe.
His tusks were gigantic, enabling him to search for food hidden under snow and ice during the Ice Age.
The woolly Mammoth, his name says it all, had a thick thick long-haired woolly coat.
This protected him well against the cold.
It was a fairly large and strong animal, it could grow up to 3 meters high.
Some were even more than 16 feet.
The strange thing was that his ears were quite small, but this had to do with the cold temperature of his environment.
Because his ears were so small, he could lose less heat there.
His ears were also covered with hair, which was also good against the cold temperature.
just look at yourself in winter.
You also wear a thick winter coat and a nice warm hat to protect your ears from the cold.
It is, five thousand years ago, that he was still on our planet.
Now we know him from the skeletons we found.
He was mainly found in Northern Europe, in the North of America and in Asia.
The woolly Mammoth was a herbivore, living on large open grassy plains.
They are also called Mammoth steppe.
His tusks were gigantic, enabling him to search for food hidden under snow and ice during the Ice Age.
The woolly Mammoth, his name says it all, had a thick thick long-haired woolly coat.
This protected him well against the cold.
It was a fairly large and strong animal, it could grow up to 3 meters high.
Some were even more than 16 feet.
The strange thing was that his ears were quite small, but this had to do with the cold temperature of his environment.
Because his ears were so small, he could lose less heat there.
His ears were also covered with hair, which was also good against the cold temperature.
just look at yourself in winter.
You also wear a thick winter coat and a nice warm hat to protect your ears from the cold.
THE SIBERIAN MAMMOTH.
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Mammoth or woolly elephant, which once roamed Europe, has been preserved in the ice of Siberia for many thousands of years. During the last century, several specimens were discovered with the flesh intact and the wool still attached to the skin. This is not a fossil , but an actual preservation of the animal in the cold storage place of nature.
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THE MAN FROM THE PREHISTORY.
The caveman, was one of the Mammoths enemies.
They did hunt at Mammoths for the fur, the meat,tusk and bones.
Young animals were their favorite prey.
These were easy to kill and tasted the best.
But also adult Mammoths were not spared.
from their coat they made clothes and tents.
They also used the tusk and bones, to make knives and tools.
The structure of their tent, was also made of bones.
They were real Mammoth hunters.
They did hunt at Mammoths for the fur, the meat,tusk and bones.
Young animals were their favorite prey.
These were easy to kill and tasted the best.
But also adult Mammoths were not spared.
from their coat they made clothes and tents.
They also used the tusk and bones, to make knives and tools.
The structure of their tent, was also made of bones.
They were real Mammoth hunters.
CLIMATE CHANGE, AS THE ENEMY.
Apparently, due to a meteorite impact, the orbit of the earth changed, creating the ice age.
Years later, when the earth returned to its original orbit, the earth began to warm up again.
Forests began to grow again.
Forests were getting bigger and bigger, and the grasslands were getting smaller.
The Mammoths had to travel further and further north to find food on the Mammoth Steppes.
The last woolly Mammoths died later than previously thought.
They were also a lot smaller than the previously found ones.
These smaller Mammoths died on an island about 5,000 years ago.
It is suspected that they were isolated on the island because the sea level began to rise due to the melting ice.
The Mammoths probably died there due to lack of water and a genetic defect.
Years later, when the earth returned to its original orbit, the earth began to warm up again.
Forests began to grow again.
Forests were getting bigger and bigger, and the grasslands were getting smaller.
The Mammoths had to travel further and further north to find food on the Mammoth Steppes.
The last woolly Mammoths died later than previously thought.
They were also a lot smaller than the previously found ones.
These smaller Mammoths died on an island about 5,000 years ago.
It is suspected that they were isolated on the island because the sea level began to rise due to the melting ice.
The Mammoths probably died there due to lack of water and a genetic defect.
Nobody really knows for sure how Mammoth died out.
But we know for sure that it existed, by finding frozen specimens and large skeletons
But we know for sure that it existed, by finding frozen specimens and large skeletons
THE MAMMOTH FROM BELGIUM
Better known as the Mammoet van Lier.
Mammoet is the dutch translation of Mammoth.
And Lier is a city in Antwerp-belgium.
The Mammoth did get this name because he was found in Lier.
Workmen who were digging the canal in Lier found him in the year 1860.
In that time, a channel was still dug manually.
And the ground was transported by horse and carriage.
As a result, a relatively large number of Mammoth bones where found.
His skeleton, which at that time consisted of all sorts of loose bones, was brought to the museum in Brussels.
There it came, on a day into the hands of Louis de Pauw.
Louis de pauw was in 1862 at the age of 18 working in the museum of brussels, (musée royal d'histoire naturelle bruxelles).
He made a metal frame that supported the Mammoth bones, and the missing bones were copied in wood.
The completed Mammoth skeleton was created around 1868.
Mammoet is the dutch translation of Mammoth.
And Lier is a city in Antwerp-belgium.
The Mammoth did get this name because he was found in Lier.
Workmen who were digging the canal in Lier found him in the year 1860.
In that time, a channel was still dug manually.
And the ground was transported by horse and carriage.
As a result, a relatively large number of Mammoth bones where found.
His skeleton, which at that time consisted of all sorts of loose bones, was brought to the museum in Brussels.
There it came, on a day into the hands of Louis de Pauw.
Louis de pauw was in 1862 at the age of 18 working in the museum of brussels, (musée royal d'histoire naturelle bruxelles).
He made a metal frame that supported the Mammoth bones, and the missing bones were copied in wood.
The completed Mammoth skeleton was created around 1868.
Nowadays you can also see a 3D printed replica of the Mammoth in the city museum of Lier. although a few improved adjustments have been made. so that it is more natural, the tail has become a whole lot shorter. The replica has been on display since 2018. The original Mammoth can still be admired in the museum in Brussels.
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