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An ancient primitive caveman hunts a mammoth 3d illustration.

Millions of years ago, mammoths – which were massive creatures covered in thick fur – roamed the Earth’s frozen plains.

These ancient relatives of modern-day elephants appeared roughly 5 million years ago before they suddenly disappeared about 4,000 years ago. Based on their fossils, scientists believe they lived in Africa, North America, Europe, Asia, and even Siberia.

These massive creatures stood over three metres tall, and their most noticeable feature was their long curved tusks. They were a diverse species that included the woolly mammoths (Mammuthus primigenius), the Columbian mammoths (Mammuthus columbi), and the steppe mammoths (Mammuthus trogontherii).