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Today's new drawings are of there of the best-known type of mammoths.
Columbian Mammoth in a Valley
The Columbian Mammoth was enormous. It was 30% larger than the more well-known Woolly Mammoth. The majority of found Columbian Mammoths weighed up to 22,000 lbs and stood 14 feet tall at the shoulder. That put them at probably about 15 feet tall at the top of their head... maybe more. Columbian Mammoths were also up to 15 feet long. Of course, that would be longer if you counted the trunk and small tail. Columbian Mammoths lived in mountains, mountain valleys, grasslands, and riparian (riverside) areas.
I want to add that a Columbian Mammoth was found in Nebraska that was 15.5 feet tall and is estimated to have weighed 15 tons or 30,000 lbs! The Columbian Mammoth had a little bit of hair but not the thick woolly coat that Woolly Mammoths had.
Woolly Mammoth at the Ecotone
Woolly Mammoths lived on the low Arctic Tundra. They sometimes visited the ecotone where their habitat or ecosystem met another ecosystem like the grasslands. It is possible that they migrated here in the winter months to feed on grasses. Here they encountered the larger Columbian Mammoth IF we are talking about Woolly Mammoths of North America. So if you are wondering why there are trees in this picture it is because the Woolly Mammoth is not on the tundra. It is in the grasslands.
DNA studies have found that the two species interbred. For years paleontologists and biologists were wondering about mid-sized mammoths. Now we can surmise that these were cross-breeds of these two species. OR were they the same species? After all, if two animals can breed and produce fertile offspring then that is the DEFINITION of a species!
By the way, Woolly Mammoths were about 11 feet tall. They weighed up to 18,000 lbs. This made them as heavy as a Tyrannosaurus rex. But the biggest Woolly Mammoths were still 4000 lbs less heavy than the Columbian Mammoths.
NOTE: This pair of drawings can be found by clicking on the Paleontolgy button. Below is a Steppe Mammoth picture and a Woolly Mammoth drawing from previous posts.
Steppe Mammoth the Biggest Mammoth
It is thought that both the Woolly Mammoth and Columbian Mammoth may have descended from the even larger Steppe Mammoth. AND... since the Woolly Mammoth and Columbian Mammoth could interbreed then they were probably the same species... just different subspecies.
Woolly Mammoth Mother and Calf