Read the passage below and choose the best heading for each paragraph.
List of headings:
1. A creature of legend
2. The human impact on mammoths
3. Explaining the appearance of mammoth remains
4. Woolly mammoths in ancient art
5. Woolly mammoth habitats
6. How we know so much about the woolly mammoth
A) The woolly mammoth is an extinct species of mammoth that lived during the Pleistocene
until its extinction in the early Holocene epoch. It was one of the last in a line of mammoth
species, and its closest living relative is the Asian elephant. The appearance and behaviour
of woolly mammoths are among the best studied of any prehistoric animal because of the
discovery of frozen carcasses in Siberia and Alaska, as well as skeletons, teeth, stomach
contents, dung, and depiction in prehistoric cave paintings.
B) Mammoth remains had long been known in Asia before they became known to
Europeans in the 17th century. The origin of these remains was long a matter of debate,
and often explained as being remains of legendary creatures. The mammoth was identified
as an extinct species of elephant by Georges Cuvier in 1796.
C) The woolly mammoth coexisted with early humans, who used its bones and tusks for
making art, tools, and dwellings, and the species was also hunted for food. It disappeared
from its mainland range around 10,000 years ago, most likely through climate change and
consequent shrinkage of its habitat, hunting by humans, or a combination of the two.
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