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Did giant elephants called mammoths and mastodons once lived in Michigan?
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What is a giant elephant called?
They have two names: mammoths or mastodons.
Are hippos are related to elephants?
No, they are different species.Yes. The mammoths and elephants related though the mammoths are closely related to Asian elephants than to African elephants.
What do saber-toothed tiger eat?
They hunted big game animals like bison, horses, deer, American camels (called camelops), juvenile mammoths and mastodons, and possibly giant ground sloths.
What are wooly mammoths decendants called?
Woolly mammoths became extinct for unknown reasons about 10,000 years ago. They didn't leave any descendants, although a small population of dwarf woolly mammoths existed on Wrangel Island until about 3,700 years ago. Their closest living relatives are the Asian elephants.
What is the difference between prehistoric elephants and elephants today?
mammals that were similar in body structure, back in prehistoric times were called mammoths. they were much larger, and had much more hair to protect themselves from the constant cold of the ice age.
What is the saber-tooth tiger's niche?
The saber toothed cat's niche was a large carnivore. They hunted big game animals like bison, horses, deer, American camels (called camelops), juvenile mammoths and mastodons, and possibly giant ground sloths.
What is the saber-toothed tiger diet?
Sabertooth Tigers belongs to the group of carnivorous just like the present tigers. So they're diet is meat from other animals.Saber toothed cats were carnivores. They had specific adaptations for hunting megafaunal mammals. These included bison, mammoths, mastodons, camelops (American camels) etc.According to enchantedlearning.com : "Smilodon was a carnivore, a meat-eater. This ferocious hunter may have eaten thick-skinned prey like mastodons (hairy, extinct elephants), horses, and bison. It probably ambushed its prey since its short legs limited its running speed. Its hunting strategy may have been to mortally wound its prey with its saber-like teeth, probably in the belly, and let the victim bleed to death. Smilodon, like most meat-eaters, may also have been a scavenger. "Saber toothed cats were a subfamily of cats that lived on every continent except Australia and Antarctica, and existed for 28 million years. The diet of each species varied, depending on what animals were available in their habitat. One of the most famous species, Smilodon fatalis, hunted animals such as bison, American camels, mammoths, mastodons, deer, and horses.The saber toothed tiger had a meat diet so this means that it eats woolly mammoths, antelope and buffalo.They would have had a big group of saber tooths, called a pack, to kill the animal.AnswerThey hunted big game animals like bison, horses, deer, American camels (called camelops), juvenile mammoths and mastodons, and possibly giant ground sloths.The Sabre tooth cat preyed on large animals, such as the mastodon, the North American horse, and baby woolly mammoths.Even on Kareemot and Yahtanae
What are baby mammoths called?
A modern baby elephant is called a calf. So a baby mammoth would also be called a calf.
What sub group does an elephant belong in?
Elephants are a breed of mammals. Mammoths are said to be their ancestors.Mammal
What are girl elephants called?
Female elephants are frequenlty called "cow" elephants.
A family of elephants is called?
it is called a herd of Elephants
What are baby elephants called?
Elephant babies are called calfs, male elephants are called bulls, and females are called cows.
