Mammuthus

## *Mammuthus primigenius*

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* Steppe
* Primal
* Glacial

## Diet

 Plants Fruit

> *"Meet Mammuthus! More commonly known as the Woolly Mammoth, this beast is a close relative of today’s Asian Elephant, sporting a woolly coat not seen in any of its modern cousins."*
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*Mammuthus primigenius*, more commonly known as the Woolly Mammoth, is a large herbivorous mammal present in Prehistoric Kingdom. Having lived during the Pleistocene and early Holocene, the same era as humans, the Woolly Mammoth roamed across Northern Eurasia and northern North America.

## In-Game

### Description

A large herbivorous mammal, the Woolly Mammoth superficially resembles its extant relatives, the elephants. Closest in appearance to the Indian Elephant, with its small, rounded ears and twin-domed forehead, the mammoth is iconic for the thick layer of fur it grew in order to survive in the extreme cold of the Ice Age. With long curved tusks composed of ivory, the Woolly Mammoth could easily clear forests when gathered in herds. Its uniquely humped back gives it a slouched appearance when compared to many of its relatives, both extant and extinct.

### In-Game Trivia

"*At last, the Woolly Mammoth. Ruler of the Ice Age, then ruler of none; there’s nothing quite like it on the planet today.*"

"*Just like their closest elephant cousins, mammoths are highly social, forming large family-groups led by matriarchs. So that means we give them enough company. I would hate to see them feel lonely!*"

"*These majestic elephants are beautifully adapted for cold environments. Their key adaptations are small ears and a thick coat of fur. It's imperative we give them the best acclimation possible, or else we might have to give the herd a haircut!*"

"*It's not going to be easy caring for these elephants, but luckily there’s a lot of research we can reference as we try to keep them fit and healthy. They represent so much of what we’ve set out to do, so we can’t disappoint the world now.*"

## Paleontology

*Mammuthus* was a keystone species of the Pleistocene Mammoth Steppe ecosystem. It shared this habitat with *Panthera spelaea,* *Megaloceros, Coelodo*nta, *Ursus spelaeus* , *Bos* *priscus,* and other large megafaunal mammals. Woolly Mammoths were some of the last megafauna associated with the Pleistocene ice age to go extinct. Mainland populations survived in Alaska, Northern Canada, and Russia until as recently as 7,000-8,000 years ago; with island dwelling populations surviving until roughly 4,000 years ago. The principal cause of their extinction was drastic loss in habitat, with their steppe ecosystem's grasslands replaced with conifer forests which were far less productive caloric wise to large herbivores. Human hunting further pressured the species in at least some areas, as the slow-to-reproduce mammoths couldn't maintain their population growth.

*Mammuthus primigenius* was originally named *Elephas primigenius* by Johann Friedrich Blumenbach in 1799 but was later synonymized with *Mammuthus* after the creation of the latter genus. The genus *Mammuthus* was named by Joshua Brookes in‭ ‬1828 and it's derived from the word "maimanto"*,* that was first used when referring to mammoth tusks discovered in Siberia.

## Gallery

* Photos
* Renders
* Animations
* Concept Art
* Videos

A Mammuthus in a large enclosure.A Mammuthus in a wooded enclosure.A Mammuthus in a forest.A Mammuthus herd.Ingame photo of Mammuthus, Paraceratherium, and Megatherium.

Website Render.Render of Mammuthus Steppe skin from Cindy's ArtStation.Render of Mammuthus Primal skin from Cindy's ArtStation.Render of Mammuthus Glacial skin from Cindy's ArtStation.Render of Mammuthus' Steppe skin.Rendder of a Mammuthus family.Render of a baby Mammuthus'All Mammuthus' skins.Render comparing old Mammuthus model to current.Mammuthus Species Profie

Mammoth Walking ingame.

Concept art for the original Mammuthus.

Mammoth Walk 2Mammoth walk animation with fur shader applied.Mammoth WalkMammoth walk animation with fur shader applied.Elephant Animation Preview- MammuthusElephant Animation Rig.

### Trivia

* *Mammuthus* was featured in Prehistoric Kingdom's second logo.
* This animal was one of the three animals present in the pre-alpha build in January of 2020 along with the *Edmontosaurus* and *Prenocephale*.

* This animal is also one of the three mammals present in the game at EA launch, along with Smilodon and Coelodonta.
* Possibly the most famous prehistoric mammal of all time, the Mammoth has been featured in a number of pieces of media, such as the *Ice Age* franchise, *Prehistoric Park*, and *Walking with Beasts*.

* All skins of this animal are of the Woolly Mammoth species, *Mammuthus primigenius*, however many different species of mammoth existed during the Pleistocene, including the Columbian Mammoth, Channel Islands Dwarf Mammoth, and the Steppe Mammoth.
* All 3 *Mummuthus* skins in game are differently sized, this is likely referencing the differing sizes of certain *Mammuthus primigenius* populations, such as the much smaller on average Siberian *M. primigenius* being represented by the 'Glacial' skin.
* The latest surviving Mammoths on Wrangel Island were alive at around the same time as the construction of the Great Pyramids in Egypt