Eons: Why Male Mammoths Lost the Game

An illustration of a male Woolly mammoth.

Woolly mammoths disappeared from Europe and North America at the end of the last Ice Age, about 10,000 years ago. This episode sets out to solve one of the mysteries about these charismatic megafauna: why do most remains of mammoths found in the fossil record turn out to be male? Part of the "Eons" series. Please note this title discusses animal reproduction.

(Source: DCMP)

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Keywords:
animals, paleontology

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  • Eons: Why Male Mammoths Lost the Game

    Type:
    Video
    Format:
    Streaming
    Accommodations:
    English Audio Descriptions - Visual, English Captions - Auditory
    Languages:
    English
    License:
    OER
    Author:
    PBS Digital Studios
    Length:
    11 minutes