woolly mammoth
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woolly mammoth (plural woolly mammoths)
A very hairy mammoth, Mammuthus primigenius, widespread in colder regions of the Northern Hemisphere during the Pleistocene period.
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We do not really know why the Woolly Mammoth became extinct. Early Man killed some of them, of course. But most of the time Early Man stayed right in his cave, holding hands with Early Woman. I wouldn't know what the Woolly Mammoth did about that sort of thing. Not nearly enough, I suspect.
The extension was frustrating for Ashley Potter, owner of Escape Spa in Marshall, who had appointments booked out for weeks starting Monday, and had a client who said “she felt like a woolly mammoth this morning.
With Manny (Ray Romano) and Ellie (Latifah) expecting a newborn woolly mammoth, they reluctantly set out to help find their friend and return him home safely.