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title: Woolly Mammoths
author: Mauricio Antón
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6115/woolly-mammoths/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Woolly Mammoths

_Authored by Mauricio Antón_

## Image File

[![Woolly Mammoths](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6115.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6115.jpg)

## Image Caption

Artist's vision of woolly mammoths (Mammuthus primigenius) in a late Pleistocene landscape in northern Spain. Mammoths were hunted by prehistoric humans.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Antón, M. (2016, December 09). Woolly Mammoths. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6115/woolly-mammoths/>
### Chicago
Antón, Mauricio. "Woolly Mammoths." *World History Encyclopedia*, December 09, 2016. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6115/woolly-mammoths/>.
### MLA
Antón, Mauricio. "Woolly Mammoths." *World History Encyclopedia*, 09 Dec 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6115/woolly-mammoths/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Woolly_mammoth_(Mammuthus_primigenius)_-_Mauricio_Ant%C3%B3n.jpg) by [**Mauricio Antón**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Woolly_mammoth_(Mammuthus_primigenius)_-_Mauricio_Ant%C3%B3n.jpg). Submitted by [Emma Groeneveld](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/emmagroeneveld1/ "User Page: Emma Groeneveld"), published on 09 December 2016. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0deed.en). This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.