1. From the Mammoth to the Elephant
How Has it Evolved?
From the Mammoth to the Elephant

2. Extinct relatives of today’s elephants Lived during the last ice age
Mammoth
Fast Facts:
Extinct relatives of today’s elephants
Lived during the last ice age
Probably about the size of African elephants
Ears were smaller than those of today’s elephants. This was probably an adaptation to the cold climate that kept their ears closer to their heads and kept them warmer
Tusks were very long, about 15 feet, and were used for sweeping snow away and defense against predators
were herbivores and ate mostly grass
Trunk was around 7 feet long

3. Elephant Fast Facts:
trunk is about seven feet (two meters) long!
Large ears used for listening and fanning away pests
Live where the sun is usually blazing hot
Very little hair due to hot climate
about 11 ft tall
Tusks can grow from 5-8 feet in length and are used for defense and digging

4. Do the Sid Shuffle!

5. Short Clip Time!

6. The Elephant Fast Facts: trunk is about seven feet (two meters) long!
Large ears used for listening and fanning away pests
Live where the sun is usually blazing hot
Very little hair due to hot climate
about 11 ft tall
Tusks can grow from 5-8 feet in length and are used for defense and digging

7. Comparison Time! Create a Venn Diagram that compares Mammoths and
Modern Elephants. Make sure
you record the similarities in
the middle, and the
differences on the outer
parts!