What If Mammoths Never Went Extinct?

Well, what about a baby woolly mammoth? A team of Russian scientists is working hard to resurrect this quintessential Ice Age behemoth. But what if they never disappeared in the first place, and still roamed the Arctic regions on Earth? What would they eat? Would we hunt them for their tusks? How would they have adapted?

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[TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

Let's be real, if the mammoths never went extinct, it'd go extinct because of poachers in our modern world.

[Nanikiwi-art]

My first thought "wait, where's the man's voice who I used to listen to" 😥

[ajamesarellano]

Others: WE WANT PETER’S VOICE BACK!

A.I (Voice) Girl: But that’s a story for another What If.

[mohanankv]

What if Peter's voice never returned in what if

[leejuseop]

If woolly mammoths never died then there will be an additional space in the zoo for woolly mammoth

[keithharper]

Quick correction, Mammoths didn't go extinct 10, 000 years ago. That's when the North American Columbian Mammoth did. the last Eurasian Wooly Mammoths didn't die out till sometime around 1700 BC.


That's right, there were still mammoths when the Egyptians built the Pyramids. Think about that :)

[justnoah]

Manny the mammoth would've replaced Shrek in internet culture.

[nouman]

Random Quote:
"Every kid is born genius but later on school destroys their creativity"-Albert Einstien.


I never had this much likes in my entire life

[akangkshaareverie]

Last time I was this early




Mammoths still existed.

[Lauraz]

"We should first keep the endangered elephants protected and make sure they live under good conditions before deciding to resurrect another species." So true!!🙌💚

[DailyFunFactsYt]

Today's Fact:

Mammoths were still alive when the Great Pyramids of Egypt were built.

- Daily Fun Facts

[kristinab]

clicked the vid bc I had a stressful day and I find the man’s voice relaxing... LOL I guess not today.😣😣

[oriavni]

Idea:
What if all humanity shared one mind?

[scigirl]

I believe that if Wooly Mammoths were alive today, they could have either lost their wooly fur and/or have seasonal shedding periods where they lose the fur for the Spring and Summer and/or grow it back for Fall and Winter. Their migration routes would probably also change depending on the seasons like South for the Winter and/or North for the Summer months.
I would like to see the scientists bring back the wooly mammoth someday and we can see how they actually lived along with humans and other animals. My boyfriend loves pre-history things like the dinosaurs and Ice Age animals, we are making an Ice Age film that is more accurate than the kid's film from the early 2000's since that is silly and ridiculous, but I know that it was to make people laugh.
The woman narrator did a good job and I was surprised to hear a woman talking instead of a man, but maybe he is taking a break or not available at this time. I am looking forward to making the Ice Age movie with him if I can see him again at some point and hopefully I can if this virus goes away and/or if they create one of those shots for this COVID-19.
Stay safe and be careful out there.

[ashishmishra]

Suggestion : What If all the temperature zones suddenly changed totally. i.e. a hot dessert suddenly changes to cold dessert. Please have a look.

[jasonwebb]

I'm just a little curious to know how do we know how there blood flowed?? Also how it was like antifreeze too. Back when we started discovering dino bones, we just knew they were hairless and looked basically like an iguana. Now we believe that they had feathers and we're probably warm blooded. I love reading theories and seeing what other people are thinking. But when you take a theory and basically say it's fact. Well then you leave yourself open to be criticized. Not saying that they don't know anything about the Wolly Mammoth, I think 1 was found intact in ice. Anyway have a great day. Peace out.

[poweroffriendship.]

_"WHAT IF MAMMOTHS NEVER WENT EXTINCT?"_

*Ice Age Baby:* Something's wrong, I can feel it...

[kelthuzad]

"What If Mammoths Never Went Extinct?"
Manny: Forget about The ICE AGE Movies!

[rigazetten]

June 2020: Mammoths return to destroy humans.

[jackalhead]

What if Mammoths never went extinct: Russian Mammoth Cavalry