"Woolly Mammoth's 600-Mile Journey Unravels Clues to Extinction"

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"Woolly Mammoth's 600-Mile Journey Unravels Clues to Extinction"
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The 600-mile journey of a young female wooly mammoth, revealed through isotopic analysis of her tusk, sheds light on the behavior and potential extinction factors of these ancient creatures. The mammoth, named Élmayuujey'eh, traveled from Canada to Alaska, where she coexisted with early human migrants. The study suggests that human hunting and climate change may have contributed to the wooly mammoth's extinction, and the findings could inform efforts to reverse their extinction through rewilding.

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