The Last Mammoths

[MrGray]

Statistically speaking, the dude that killed the last woolly mammoth is either a ton of peoples ancestor or nobody's ancestor

[Lucas_S]

Humans really came to that island and went "I thought we got rid of these a couple thousand years ago"

[jjoyce]

You forgot the best part: they were dwarfs! They were only about 6 feet tall at the shoulder, half the size of regular Mammoths. Smaller size allowed them to survive on less resources on limited landmass, AKA the Island Effect.

[scottydog]

mammoths being alive when the pyramids were being built is one of the few cross-culture historical accuracies that also actually feels correct to me. so many instances of "x and y existed at the same time" feel insane, but not this one, that feels right

[gelusvenn]

Humans arriving on the island and seeing Mammoth: "How many times do I have to teach you this lesson, old man!?"

[rocketpoint]

Mammoths: thank god we’re safe
Humans: *invents boat*
Mammoths: fuck.

[wild_lee_coyote]

The pyramids were 2000 years old when the mammoths dies. The pyramids were ruins when the mammoths died. Puts things in a weird perspective

[krazy]

I can't believe that Milo personally killed all of the mammoths. And here i thought he was a nice guy...

[LuNa_]

shoutout to us for either peer pressuring every animal to either evolve or die

[Scudboy]

To be fair, 1 mammoth was like an entire Walmart to our ancestors: lots of food, clothing, tools, and even construction materials, all from one source.

[jacobbernard]

Imagine being one of those first humans to reach that island and see one of those mammoths…that must have been both terrifying and amazing!

[vendeta]

Humans looked at the Mammoths and went "Absolutely not".

[teleportedgourd]

You can't fool me, I know the mammoths left the island to build the pyramids, then escaped Earth's dome with their alien hoverships

[Statter]

I already knew they were extinct but to know they lived that little bit longer and humans still got them makes me sad.

[SaucyWolfTaco]

That's nice of him to use both his thumbs and take the fall for all of us, what a nice guy

[SyonicYt]

“You look like your ancestors killed the last mammoth” is a great insult

[БогданЦарёв-щм]

Scientists are like:
WHAT'S FOUR THOUSAND MORE YEARS?
I CAN ALWAYS START AGAIN,
MAKE A NEW MAMMOTH!


Edit: I also don't like invincible.

[muzankibutsuji]

Imagine exploring new land and you are the first person to see a mammoth in 6000 years. Nobody would believe you

[bahuthanwin]

This feels like it’d be an amazing tv show pitch

[criodanomurchu]

First learned about Wrangle Island from VSauce. Now, years later here it is again. I love that education just builds on what came before.