Why Male Mammoths Lost the Game (w/ TierZoo!)

The video explores the reasons behind the male-dominated mammoth fossil record, highlighting the dangers faced by male mammoths due to their solitary and risky behaviors. It discusses the preservation of mammoths through accidents and the implications of a male-biased fossil record on research. The video also compares mammoth and elephant social structures, suggesting that female mammoths had better survival strategies due to their matriarchal family groups.

Describe the life of woolly mammoths and their diet.

What factors contributed to the extinction of mammoths?

What evidence suggests that the last mammoths died around 4000 years ago?

How did the environment of the Ice Age affect mammoth survival?

What was the significance of the discovery of the mammoth carcass in 1901?

Explain the findings related to the mammoth named Luba.

What does the discovery of Benny and George tell us about mammoth behavior?

How do modern elephants provide insight into the behavior of mammoths?

Why are most mammoth remains found to be male?

Discuss the implications of having a limited fossil record for understanding mammoth life.