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The Mammoth Was Identified as an Extinct Species of Elephant by Georges Cuvier in 1796. the Woolly Mammoth Was Roughly the Same Size as Modern African Elephants. Males Reached Shoulder Heights Between 2.7 and 3.4 M (8.9 and 11.2 Ft) and Weighed up to 6 Metric Tons (6.6 Short Tons).
