woolly mammoth
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Sergey Zimov, an ecologist by training, tossed a woolly mammoth bone on the pile. — Katie Orlinsky, National Geographic, "Arctic permafrost is thawing fast. That affects us all.," 16 Aug. 2019 Between 1993 and 2003, more than 22,000 whole tusks from woolly mammoths and 500,000 carvings were imported into the United States, according to data from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Law Enforcement Management Information system. — Dina Fine Maron, National Geographic, "Woolly mammoths are extinct. Here’s why they may be considered ‘endangered.’," 20 Aug. 2019 As permafrost has melted in recent years, woolly mammoths long trapped beneath the ice are now increasingly accessible in Siberia, and Russia has become a major exporter of mammoth ivory—a substance sometimes called ice ivory. — Dina Fine Maron, National Geographic, "Woolly mammoths are extinct. Here’s why they may be considered ‘endangered.’," 20 Aug. 2019 Three scholars and professors identified the object as a woolly mammoth's upper third molar, the Inn said. — Sophie Lewis, CBS News, "12-year-old discovers apparent woolly mammoth tooth while on vacation in Ohio," 14 Aug. 2019 With the school year just around the corner, a 12-year-old Ohio boy will surely have the best item to bring for show-and-tell: an ancient woolly mammoth tooth. — Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE.com, "Boy, 12, Finds Woolly Mammoth Tooth at Family Reunion in Ohio," 15 Aug. 2019 One eagle-eyed kid, though, ended up finding a seven-inch long woolly mammoth tooth. — Melissa Locker, Time, "Kid Who Casually Found a Woolly Mammoth Tooth on His Vacation Would Like to Get it Back," 15 Aug. 2019 In 1901, the first woolly mammoth discovered whole in the permafrost emerged from a riverbank near Srednekolymsk, an event immortalized with a stylized red mammoth on the town’s shield. — Neil Macfarquhar, New York Times, "Russian Land of Permafrost and Mammoths Is Thawing," 4 Aug. 2019 What emerges is a view of the Ice Age that’s a bit different than typical visions of woolly mammoths and Smilodon, or Saber-toothed cats. — Riley Black, Smithsonian, "Prehistoric Hyena’s Teeth Show Bone-Crushing Carnivore Roamed the Arctic," 19 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'woolly mammoth.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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