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Tag Archives: Woolly Mammoth
The most (and least) read posts of 2020!
2020 has undoubtedly been the strangest year for all of us. Trying to carry on with our lives and work has been challenging during a pandemic, and I know that many of us have lost people close to us over … Continue reading
Posted in Arctic Ground Squirrel, DNA, foraminifera, Kauri tree, Sabre tooth Cat, Shrew, Woolly Mammoth
Tagged Arctic Ground Squirrel, Columbian Mammoth, Cretan Dwarf Mammoth, Equus giganteus, Foraminifera, Hippidion devillei, Kauri tree, Mammuthus, Mammuthus africanavus, Mammuthus columbi, Mammuthus creticus, Mammuthus exilis, Mammuthus lamarmorai, Mammuthus meridionalis, Mammuthus primigenius, Mammuthus rumanus, Mammuthus subplanifrons, Mammuthus trogontherii, Steppe Mammoth, Woolly Mammoth
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The most (and least) read posts of 2018!
A year goes far too quickly. But a lot has happened. Rena is now Dr Rena after successfully completing her PhD. Ross has finished his book (The Missing Lynx) which is coming out in Summer 2019 (very exciting!). And Jan … Continue reading
Posted in Celebrate!
Tagged Aurochs, Bison, Dodo, Giant Ground Sloth, great auk, Homo, Mammuthus primigenius, Paranthropus boisei, Thylacine, Woolly Mammoth
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From Russia with love
In the frozen desolate lands of north eastern Russia, there is a unique mammoth graveyard. This graveyard is different than other fossil sites in the world. After being exposed for the first time in tens of thousands of years, the … Continue reading
Under the boot of man
Working in a museum I come face to face with life’s extraordinary diversity every day. Specimens a few hundred years old tell us of the richness of life right beneath our feet. Older specimens provide a glimpse into amazing animals … Continue reading
Posted in great auk
Tagged Dodo, great auk, Pangolin, Pinguinus impennis, Rhinoceros, Tiger, Woolly Mammoth
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Coming of age: A review of Life through the Ages
You can pick up the book here.Somewhere between being a teenager and having a child of my own, museums changed. The sense of solemn and elegant wonderment was replaced with lots of ‘accessible’ little cartoon smiley faces on posters and … Continue reading
Posted in art
Tagged Charles Knight, Life through the ages, Mammoth, Museum, Smilodon, Woolly Mammoth, Woolly rhinoceros
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The most (and least) read posts of 2017!
It’s that time of year again when websites shout about their most read blog posts. Of course it’s a little bit of self promotion, but it is also quite interesting to see what has been popular over the last year. … Continue reading
Posted in Arctic Ground Squirrel, Homo sapiens, Horse, Key Deer, Lemming, moa, Woolly Mammoth, Woolly Rhinoceros
Tagged Arctic Ground Squirrel, Arctic lemming, Equus caballus, Equus giganteus, Homo sapiens, Key Deer, Mammuthus africanavus, Mammuthus columbi, Mammuthus creticus, Mammuthus exilis, Mammuthus imperator, Mammuthus meridionalis, Mammuthus primigenius, Mammuthus rumanus, Mammuthus subplanifrons, Mammuthus trogontherii, moa, Woolly Mammoth, Woolly rhinoceros
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Tamed: ten species that changed our world
The strong autumn sun shines powerfully on the hills in front of me. Yellows, oranges, reds, and browns light up in a dazzling array of hues, as if the trees themselves are on fire. Three horses munch grass in a … Continue reading
Posted in Aurochs, Dog, Horse
Tagged Alice Roberts, Apple, Dog, Flour, giant sloth, Horse, Tamed, Wheat, Woolly Mammoth
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The lonely walk to extinction
Our very species is an oxymoron. When Linnaeus added us to the taxonomic ranks of life, he dubbed humans Homo sapiens: literally meaning ‘wise man’. Sometimes I wonder how ‘wise’ we are. We can send people to live in space, … Continue reading
Discovering the mammoth: A tale of giants, unicorns, ivory, and the birth of a new science
Mammoth. With one word, we can all conjure up a mental picture of a woolly elephant, tusks curving out and in, possibly in a herd, in a habitat cold and snowy with biting wind and unforgiving snow. Isn’t it weird? … Continue reading
A very brief introduction to mammoths
I was in Los Angeles when I first saw him. I stood in his shadow as he towered above me. I didn’t feel fear. Or panic. I felt awe despite being dwarfed. Light bounces off each bone, highlighting the curves, … Continue reading
Posted in Columbian Mammoth, Deinotherium, Gompothere, Mastodon, Palaeoloxodon, Steppe Mammoth, Woolly Mammoth
Tagged African Bush Elephant, African Forest Elephant, Asian Elephant, Cave Lion, Columbian Mammoth, Cretan Dwarf Mammoth, Dolphin, Dorothea, Dorothea Bate, Elephas maximus indicus, Elephas maximus maximus, Eliphantidae, Fosters Rule, Giant Deer, Gompothere, Homo neander, Homo neanderthalensis, Homo sapiens, Homotherium, Ichthyosaur, La Brea Tar, La Brea Tar Pits, Los Angeles, Loxodonta africana, Loxodonta cyclotis, Mammoth, Mammoth Steppe, Mammuthus, Mammuthus africanavus, Mammuthus creticus, Mammuthus exilis, Mammuthus lamarmorai, Mammuthus meridionalis, Mammuthus primigenius, Mammuthus rumanus, Mammuthus subplanifrons, Mastodon, Moeritherium, Neanderthal, Palaeoloxodon antiquus, Primelephas, Proboscidea, Pygmy Mammoth, reindeer, Sabre tooth cat, Sardinian Dwarf Mammoth, Southern Mammoth, Steppe Mammoth, Straight Tusked elephants, The African Mammoth, Tori Herridge, TrowelBlazers, Woolly Mammoth, Woolly rhinoceros, Zygolophodon
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