Mammoth

Mammoths are large, shaggy beasts found in Northrend and on the Dragon Isles that resemble behemoths or elekk. They can be found in the Borean Tundra, the Dragonblight, Sholazar Basin, and Zul'Drak in Northrend, and the Azure Span and Ohn'ahran Plains on the Dragon Isles. However, they are frequently hunted and slain by poachers, the most notable of which is Kaw the Mammoth Destroyer, a member of Hemet Nesingwary's hunting party.
They are used as mounts by the frost giants of the Sons of Hodir.
==Background==
Normally placid beasts, these intelligent animals form a strong bond with their riders, making them loyal and fearless in battle.Mount Journal entry for Reins of the Black War Mammoth () Ancient manuscripts depict merchants traveling across the frozen tundra with these colossal beasts, leading scholars to believe they are the first domesticated mounts.Mount Journal entry for Reins of the Traveler's Tundra Mammoth () Riders and merchants alike trust only the strong and steadfast tundra mammoth to carry them safely across the frigid tundra.Mount Journal entry for Reins of the Traveler's Tundra Mammoth ()
Directly descended from the original progenitor of the mammoth race, wooly mammoths are considered more feral and primal than their shorter-haired cousins.Mount Journal entry for Reins of the Wooly Mammoth () This wild variant of the mammoth is not bred for riding. Most wooly mammoths are captured in the wild and tamed by their riders, resulting in a fierce, cunning mount.Mount Journal entry for Reins of the Wooly Mammoth ()
Rarely, a war mammoth is born stronger and more tractable than its peers. These mammoths are dubbed "grand" and carry more than one rider to the front lines.Mount Journal entry for Reins of the Grand Black War Mammoth () Once used by giants to carry heavily armored warriors, the grand black war mammoths can easily bear more than one rider of less-than-giant stature.Mount Journal entry for Reins of the Grand Black War Mammoth ()
At home on the narrow, icy trails of the Storm Peaks, the grand ice mammoths are the only mounts the frost giants trust to carry large loads and multiple riders.Mount Journal entry for Reins of the Grand Ice Mammoth () The Sons of Hodir believe that riding an ice-white mammoth will protect the rider from frostbite and snow blindness.Mount Journal entry for Reins of the Ice Mammoth () Many ice giants claim that they have trained their favored white mammoths to trigger avalanches with their trumpeting calls.Mount Journal entry for Reins of the Ice Mammoth ()
Sure-footed and unflappable, the dark-furred black war mammoths are prized for their steady temperament going into battle.Mount Journal entry for Reins of the Black War Mammoth ()
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==As a mount==
Mammoth mounts are vanity mounts that were added in Wrath of the Lich King. Some can accommodate passengers, and they all (currently) have subtle (and sometimes not so subtle) shadings for each faction. You can also try out a mammoth mount for free during a D.E.H.T.A quest and deploy its devastating charge, trample, and bellow attacks.Kaw the Mammoth Destroyer (quest)
==As a hunter pet==
Mammoths were made tamable as a family of Tenacity hunter pets in patch 9.0.1. The family also includes elekks.
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==In Warcraft III==
The mammoths of Warcraft differ somewhat from their appearance in World of Warcraft, possessing horny protrusions jutting out of their foreheads and backs in addition to having long tusks. They are capable of dealing frightening damage in combat.
They come in three sizes: Mammoths, Icetusk Mammoths and Dire Mammoths.
==Notes==
*After completing Kaw the Mammoth Destroyer (quest), the mammoths of the Borean Tundra will no longer be .
==Gallery==
Grand Ice Mammoth (Alliance).jpg|() Grand Ice Mammoth
Grand Ice Mammoth (Horde).jpg|() Grand Ice Mammoth
Mammoth Gathering.jpg|Players occasionally gather and mount up on mammoths whilst waiting for something to happen.
Iskaara Mammoth - Teerakai.jpg|Iskaara Mammoths
Unreleased mammoth mount model.png|Unreleased mammoth mount.
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Giant Mastodon.jpg|A in Hearthstone: Journey to Un'Goro.
Mammoth - Year of the Dragon - Previous Set Art.png|Mammoth in the previous set art for .
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Category:Wrath of the Lich King
Category:Tenacity beasts