Columbian Mammoth (IMAGE)

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Columbian Mammoth

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This is a statue of the Columbian mammoth housed at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. A new study has found that such massive mammals were far more likely than their smaller counterparts to go extinct in regions occupied by ancient humans.

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Craig Chandler, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

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