woolly mammoth
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of woolly mammoth
First recorded in 1965–70
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A life-sized pink woolly mammoth, Ozzy Osbourne, and an old phone are among some of the subjects comedian and artist Joe Lycett hopes will inspire others to get creative.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
The company’s other de-extinction hopes include reviving the woolly mammoth, the dodo, and the thylacine, or Tasmanian tiger.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2025
But in the meantime, the bizarre case reminds me of something else: the well-publicized and often-lauded project to recreate a woolly mammoth, undertaken by a private biotech company called Colossal Biosciences.
From Slate ● Mar. 16, 2024
The researchers note that their findings have relevant implications for international efforts to resurrect extinct species, including both the Tasmanian tiger and the woolly mammoth, as well as for studying pandemic RNA viruses.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2023
But the woolly mammoth slept on, refusing to stir a limb in her behalf.
From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson
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