Information Report
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Woolly mammoths, the animals that were alive in the Ice Age. These ancient
creatures with fellow members of the Elephantidae family. These creatures
went extinct in 1650 BCE. Why? What happened? What were they like?
Let’s find out.
creatures with fellow members of the Elephantidae family. These creatures
went extinct in 1650 BCE. Why? What happened? What were they like?
Let’s find out.
These magnificent beings resided in Northern Eurasia and North America. This
was a vast area known as the Mammoth Steppe. The Mammoth Steppe was
very cold and dry. Other animals that lived on the steppe included the bison,
horse and more. It would fall apart at the end of the Ice Age.
was a vast area known as the Mammoth Steppe. The Mammoth Steppe was
very cold and dry. Other animals that lived on the steppe included the bison,
horse and more. It would fall apart at the end of the Ice Age.
The woolly mammoth had a variety of features that were evolved or adapted.
They had two tusks 4.2m long and weighed 91kg each. The tail was 36cm
long. In total, the woolly mammoth weighed 6 tons. It was 10ft long as well.
They had two tusks 4.2m long and weighed 91kg each. The tail was 36cm
long. In total, the woolly mammoth weighed 6 tons. It was 10ft long as well.
Woolly mammoths had numerous ways that they adapted to their icy
environment. Their long tusks enabled them to gather food beneath the ice.
Their long hair kept them warm in the climate. Their small ears minimized heat
loss. Its large ears also minimized heat loss.
environment. Their long tusks enabled them to gather food beneath the ice.
Their long hair kept them warm in the climate. Their small ears minimized heat
loss. Its large ears also minimized heat loss.
But why did these animals built for the cold go extinct? Notice that I said built
for the cold. As the Ice Age ended, humans hunted and climate changed, the
woolly mammoths couldn’t survive.
for the cold. As the Ice Age ended, humans hunted and climate changed, the
woolly mammoths couldn’t survive.
The woolly mammoth was a great, adaptable creature but climate change
doomed them to fall.
doomed them to fall.
Thomas, you are continuing to progress in your writing and are working as a level 5 learner within writing. I like the way you reflect and act on feedback to consistently strive to improve. You are using a range of complex sentences and paragraphs to get your ideas across to the reader.
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