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It's hard to imagine the size of these until you see them next to the elephant.
by Gayle Beveridge-Marien (score: 4|10580) 1956 days ago
by My Splendid Family (score: 1), 1955 days ago
Hi Gayle, the small one at the front is actually a Pygmy Mammoth, the second biggest one is the modern day African Elephant. The exhibit doesn't show the even bigger Steppe Mammoth though. This image shows a comparison of more mammoths types than the exhibithttp://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/images/species/0/mammoth-mastodon-elephant-size-comparison.jpg if you are interested.