Mammoths are the extinct relations of the modern day elephants - relations in the fact that their genus, mammuthus, belongs to the same family Elephantidae as the elephants we know and love today. Mammoths were large prehistoric creatures, which has meant the term "mammoth" is now used to describe something which is very big, and I am sure that in the flesh they were not as cute and sweet as they are portrayed below. Given that we will never see one in the flesh, we can happily believe they really are that cute!
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