Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Bonus Question for 3-23 Test: Did Woolly Mammoths ever live in Brenham?

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A few weeks ago when it rained several inches a person my husband works with found a Woolly Mammoth tooth in a creek by his house.  Woolly Mammoths lived during the last ice age and no longer exist - they are extinct.  They are similar to the Indian Elephant but larger and have several adaptations for cold weather.  They had thick shaggy hair to keep them warm and A LOT smaller ears than the Elephant to reduced heat loss.
 This is not a picture of the tooth found in Brenham, but is very similar.   Notice how large this tooth is!  It is a flat molar used for grinding food.


Bonus question: You can look at the teeth of an animal and know what type of food they eat.  What feeding type is a Woolly Mammoth?  A  Carnivore, Herbivore, Omnivore?  Leave me a comment, use only your color group and initials.

24 comments:

Anonymous said...

Yes you can by the shape the woolly mammoth is a carnivor
BR Yellow

Anonymous said...

Actually since the tooth is rounded and not sharp I think it's a herbivore. BR yellow

Mrs. Zwhar said...

Great scientific thinking BR !

Anonymous said...

It is a herbivore. MW Green

Anonymous said...

It could of if it was the right climate for it. Also if there was enough food. am green

Anonymous said...

i belive that it is a herbavor ks green

Anonymous said...

i thinck wollymamathos did once roam brenham ages ago making their way to the north R M GREEN

Anonymous said...

I belive they may of roamed thourgh breanham before the Ice Age
they may of been herbivores



RD:3 GREEN

Anonymous said...

is it a herbavor mm green

Anonymous said...

Yes, mammoths did roam Brenham, TX. MS GREEN :-)

Anonymous said...

That is Awsome AT Green

Anonymous said...

They are herbivores. They're teeth are molars. MS GREEN

Anonymous said...

herbivore because of the molars jj blue

Anonymous said...

Yes you can. You can tell by his huge flat teeth that he was a herbivore B -4-5 Hk

Anonymous said...

herbivore because the teeth is flat mw blue

Anonymous said...

I think that the wolly mammoths har herbivor because they have round teeth and not sharp ones

Anonymous said...

herbivore's becouse they have round teeth and not sharp ones.ED RED

Anonymous said...

i think that it is a herbivore because i think it has the teeth of a herbavoer

Anonymous said...

Herbivore




yellow AP

Anonymous said...

i think that a woolly mammoth is a herbivore because herbivores teeth are flat like that one n.s yellow

Anonymous said...

it is a herbivore






yellow ck

Anonymous said...

I think that a wooly mamath is a herbivore
Yellow A.S

Anonymous said...

Carivore LZyellow25G

Anonymous said...

they are carivore
bluegirl hw

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