#frozen woolly mammoth

[fakemonpokemonaiartsideas]

Fakemon Pokemon of Frozen Woolly Mammoth

This Fakemon Pokémon came to me because the fact that Paleontologists/ archaeologist have discovered frozen body parts of a Woolly Mammoths. And I think it would be cool design of a Frozen Woolly Mammoth being an Ice/ Ghost type Pokemon.

[ancestorsalive]

(via Mammoths and early human society)

“Bones and Ivory: Mammoth bones and ivory were valuable resources for early humans. Bones were used for crafting tools, such as needles, awls, and harpoons. The ivory tusks, which could reach several meters in length, were especially prized for their durability and suitability for carving into various objects, including weapons, jewelry, and art. Mammoth bones and tusks were also used as construction materials by early humans. Mammoth bones and tusks also served as fuel sources. They were burned as a source of heat and light, particularly in regions where wood was scarce.”

- Source: https://archaeologymag.com/2023/08/mammoths-and-early-human-society/

Photo above: "Mammoth House" as shown at the "Frozen Woolly Mammoth Yuka Exhibit" made with real mammoth fossils (bones and tusks). Image by Nandaro CC by 3.0 “Archaeologists have recently uncovered the remains of a 40-foot wide, circular hut made entirely of mammoth bones. That includes tusks, skulls, and bones of over 60 woolly mammoths in Russia. The structure appears to be about 25,000 years old. Now they’re wondering what the structure could have been used for.” - Source: https://www.thevintagenews.com/2020/03/23/mammoth-bones-structure/

[outofangband]

I really loved @gwaedhannen ‘s post about wanting more strangeness in First Age Beleriand and I had a post awhile back about potential strange ecology for Middle Earth so I wanted to revisit it with some more thoughts!

Following up to my speculative biology ideas for elves,

Like the last list, these are more jotting down ideas, please please feel free to give me any to elaborate on!

Mammoths on the Helcaraxë and other cold reaches. Tolkien talks of all creatures that walk or have ever walked the earth existing in Valinor and throughout Arda hence prehistoric and extinct species can also exist here. I do also headcanon smaller herds of woolly mammoths and woolly rhinos in northern Hithlum and north of greater Beleriand. Stellar’s sea cows in the frozen waters:(

Early cenozoic aquatic birds such as Hesperornis off the coasts of Balar and Alqualondë.

 Enchanted orchards of Valinor; large, seemingly abandoned self containing gardens and orchards. There are fruit tree orchards hidden behind ivy covered walls; some always filled with Autumn breezes, citrus groves always kept warm and bright lined with lemon trees and deep green grass. Except for the Maia who tend them, the only beings who enter the orchards are elves who do so, usually by mistake.

There are places throughout Arda where the Music was not well, loud, enough. They can be the size of a footstep or a field and are not fully connected to the space time continuum. Those who tread on them will end up elsewhere in time or space and will never realize what had happened.

In the great expanses of unexplored Valinor, there are coves, glens, lagoons, and all sorts of other places that seem shift and change, being there one day and not the next. Even while walking through familiar, charted territory, there is always the possibility of ending up in a hidden clearing, covered in hanging mosses and with strange lights all around.

The forests of Beleriand are full of strange, sometimes dark creatures that have never been properly documented. They are the strange hybrids of Yavanna’s creations and Melkor’s corruption and a few have escaped the eyes of even the Ainur. 

The underground lakes of Middle Earth, especially around Angband contain blind, hungry beings, nourished by the volcanic soils. Strange fungi and lichen stick to the walls of the caverns and passageways beneath the fortress.

There are hot springs in several locations in Beleriand South of the Ered Wethrin (there are many in the Ered Wethrin of course but these are not exactly relaxation destinations). Namely in Himring, throughout Hithlum, north of Barad Eithel, parts of Dorthonion, in the caves of Androth, and parts of the Ered Luin. Not all of these are used by residents and not all maintain safe temperatures or conditions but some do! In many parts of Northern Beleriand, they're used for bathing and communal relaxation. There are other springs throughout the March of Maedhros and I like the idea of Himring being built around a hot spring. There are hot and warm springs in both Nargothrond and Menengroth. The definition of warm springs differs from hot springs only in average temperature

The caves of Menengroth and Nargothrond allow elves and others access to the strange wonders of the underground world of Middle Earth.  They are lit by lanterns and by certain bioluminescent plants. There are windows in key areas that allow sunlight to filter into some of the larger halls and though there are small gardens of species that do not require direct sunlight, some are stationed in the areas where sunlight filters in. A small tributary of the river Narog flows directly through one of the great halls of Nargothrond. Its flora and fauna remain untouched by the elves and algae and aquatic plants as well as small fish, salamanders in their early stages, and stranger creatures are visible to see for those who walk along it. 

In realms with Ainur or certain Eldar rule, natural life may not follow typical laws. Melian has great influence over the biodiversity and climate of Doriath for example even without meaning to.

The horror potential of the boundaries of the girdle or of Nan Elmoth. Time and space distorting, the forest becoming a maze, bird calls confusing and disorienting unwary or unlucky travelers

The Ered Gorgoroth, the eerie, mysterious mountain range, bordered to the north by Dorthonion and to the south by Nan Dungortheb. It was said the spawn of Ungolian haunted these mountains and the valley. I have some more posts on this but I've always imagined there being many pools and meres in Ered Gorgoroth, many harmless though frigid and some completely corrupted by the powers of Ungoliants spawn and other beings. Unfortunately, it’s not always possible to know which was which until it was too late.

Chemical reactions causing glimmering or colorful water. Elves learn carefully when this has occurred due to natural phenomena and when it is the result of unnatural influence or Ainur presence.

Salt lakes and landlocked waters mimicking ocean conditions. I’ve always imagined there being a lake like lake Baikal in the March of Maedhros

More Bioluminescence

The realms draped in dragon reek especially around Nargothrond. The pools of Ivrin are ruined by Glaurung and they are the source of the river Narog, the largest tributary to Sirion. The entire land could be poisoned. I imagine that plants wither or lose color, birds and frogs stay silent, animals are thrown off of their natural cycles, The orchards in the hills barren or producing foul fruit, strange happenings resulting from drinking from the river Narog or even eating animals that drank from it…

Alternatively the effects of the water where the power of Ulmo is still strong such as in Nan Tathren or the Twilit Meres

[fantasticelephants]

Woolly Mammoths: The Lady's Not for Cloning - by Barry Evans

Beth Zaiken's reconstruction of a woolly mammoth. Courtesy of the artist

When I asked self-styled "museum artist" Beth Zaiken if I could use her evocative painting of a mammoth for a story, she was quick to point out that the image I attached was not just a mammoth, it was a woolly mammoth. Turns out, mammoths came in many shapes and sizes, with woolly mammoths particularly celebrated over other species because they were the last to go extinct. Indeed, we have over 500 early depictions of woolly mammoths in dozens of caves in Spain, France and Russia, the earliest of which were painted 35,000 years ago. (Anatomically modern humans are thought to have reached Europe nearly 50,000 years ago.)

Cave paintings are just one way we know about these magnificent creatures. They are, in fact, the best studied of all extinct animals because so many frozen carcasses have been found, mostly in Siberia and Alaska. For thousands of years, they co-existed with humans, leading to speculation that our ancestors hunted them to extinction. Best bet is that it was a combination of over-hunting and climate change, the latter greatly reducing its habitat. They nearly made it to the present, though! Although most groups went extinct soon after the end of the most recent ice age, around 11,500 years ago, some isolated populations survived much longer. A herd living on Wrangel Island, the large Russian island northwest of the Bering Strait, probably survived until 4,000 years ago, meaning they were around for a good thousand years after the Nile pyramids were built. 

Mammoths are typically shown in movies and cartoons as living in a snowy wasteland, but their actual habitat was "tundra steppe," similar to today's Russian steppes. They were herbivores, spending up to an estimated 20 hours a day eating grasses and sedges to support their intake of up to 400 pounds of food a day, putting them in the same dietary class as modern elephants. Their adaptations to the cold included (of course) hairy coats — actually two coats: long "guard hairs" on the outside overlaying a short, softer undercoat, which in turn covered a 4-inch layer of fat just under the skin. Their short ears and tails helped minimize heat loss and frostbite. They lived to about 60 years old.

Most of the news about mammoths these days discusses the click-bait possibility of resurrecting the species — that is, bringing woolly mammoths back to life using DNA from soft tissue material and hair follicles in their frozen corpses. That became a talking point after the genome was completely mapped about a decade ago, when researchers showed that extinct woolly mammoths and extant African elephants share about 99 percent of their genomes. 

One promoter of this idea, aptly named Colossal Biosciences, explains on its website that it plans to: "Use gene editing tools that work like scissors to cut [African] elephant DNA and provide a mammoth sequence to incorporate into elephant cells in the same location." Reinsert the engineered egg into the uterus of the unwitting mom-to-be and 22 months later, the elephant's calf is born with woolly mammoth genes. Whether there's enough usable DNA in long-dead, frozen mammoths is debatable, as is the morality of the venture. Happily (for this writer), several prominent geneticists have come out in opposition to this kind of "if we can do it, we should do it" caprice. If the de-extinction effort is successful, a wildlife reserve in Siberia, given the hopeful name "Pleistocene Park" (shades of Jurassic Park), has been designated as a future home for the de-extincted critters.

One final tidbit: The word "mammoth" probably derives from "mehemot," Arabic for "Behemoth." In the biblical Book of Job, the Behemoth was said to be one of the two monsters created by God early in creation, the other being Leviathan, a monster whale. Which is somehow fitting for one of the most majestic creatures to have ever lived.

[newlabdakos]

Woolly mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius)

(temporal range: 0.40-0.0037 mio. years ago)

[text from the Wikipedia article, see also link above]

The woolly mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius) is an extinct species of mammoth that lived during the Pleistocene until its extinction in the Holocene epoch. It was one of the last in a line of mammoth species, beginning with the African Mammuthus subplanifrons in the early Pliocene. The woolly mammoth began to diverge from the steppe mammoth about 800,000 years ago in East Asia. Its closest extant relative is the Asian elephant. The Columbian mammoth (Mammuthus columbi) lived alongside the woolly mammoth in North America, and DNA studies show that the two hybridised with each other.

The appearance and behaviour of this species are among the best studied of any prehistoric animal because of the discovery of frozen carcasses in Siberia and North America, as well as skeletons, teeth, stomach contents, dung, and depiction from life in prehistoric cave paintings. Mammoth remains had long been known in Asia before they became known to Europeans in the 17th century. The origin of these remains was long a matter of debate, and often explained as being remains of legendary creatures. 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 2.67 and 3.49 m (8.8 and 11.5 ft) and weighed up to 8.2 metric tons (9.0 short tons). Females reached 2.6–2.9 m (8.5–9.5 ft) in shoulder heights and weighed up to 4 metric tons (4.4 short tons). A newborn calf weighed about 90 kg (200 lb). The woolly mammoth was well adapted to the cold environment during the last ice age. It was covered in fur, with an outer covering of long guard hairs and a shorter undercoat. The colour of the coat varied from dark to light. The ears and tail were short to minimise frostbite and heat loss. It had long, curved tusks and four molars, which were replaced six times during the lifetime of an individual. Its behaviour was similar to that of modern elephants, and it used its tusks and trunk for manipulating objects, fighting, and foraging. The diet of the woolly mammoth was mainly grasses and sedges. Individuals could probably reach the age of 60. Its habitat was the mammoth steppe, which stretched across northern Eurasia and North America.

The woolly mammoth coexisted with early humans, who used its bones and tusks for making art, tools, and dwellings, and hunted the species for food. The population of woolly mammoths declined at the end of the Pleistocene, disappearing throughout most of its mainland range, although isolated populations survived on St. Paul Island until 5,600 years ago, on Wrangel Island until 4,000 years ago, and possibly (based on ancient eDNA) in the Yukon up to 5,700 years ago and on the Taymyr Peninsula up to 3,900 years ago. After its extinction, humans continued using its ivory as a raw material, a tradition that continues today. With a genome project for the mammoth completed in 2015, it has been proposed the species could be revived through various means, but none of the methods proposed are yet feasible.

[gurokichi]

Saw you were feeling down so here are some facts that are more happy and include animals

Dogs have to have their tails edited with CGI because they just can't stop wagging since they're so happy to do a good job.

A Woolly Mammoth Catipillar can survive being frozen solid through winter! One of my favorite Catipillars.

Crows are very good at remember faces, so if you do something nice they will remember and might tell other crows. Though this also goes if you do something bad, they'll remember, tell other crows, and even hold a grudge. They're all in all very smart (for an animal, only about as smart as a 7-year-old human)

You might know that swans mate for life, but did you know so do vultures, geese, eagles, owels, macaws, pigeons, crows, and many other birds? I find it so very sweet.

- 👁 anon

Aw, how nice of you! I loved reading these. Thank you for taking the time to send this in, ehehe. THE DOG ONE IS ADORABLE. I love dogs. What I’m learning from this is that I should be a bird with someone… I did not know so many did the mate for life thing (˶°ㅁ°) !!

[big-low-t]

The fools! Don't they know this is how some sci-fi horror movies start!

[frstndlstlns]

The Last Animal

In the Age of Extinction, two tagalong daughters traveled to the edge of the world with their mother to search the frozen earth for the bones of woolly mammoths.

Their old bones a reminder of the moment they had trampled, gathered, built, destroyed, imagined loved.

— Ramona Ausubel

[dungeonofthedragon]

Illambria Giveaway!

Time for a little competition. Tell me about your D&D character in the comments and go in the draw to win a free digital copy of The Frigid World of Illambria AND the upcoming adventure book Illambria: Journeys in a Frozen Land!

What is Illambria?

Illambria is a Pleistocene fantasy setting for fifth edition Dungeons and Dragons. Play as species inspired by alligators, sabertoothed cats, and woolly mammoths. Adventure in a harsh, cold land to encounter all manner of creatures long since lost to our world, while harnessing ancient magic from a time before even the ice.

(you can summon a combat platypus called the Battle Plattlepus!)

A winner will be drawn on Sunday the 21st of April. You must have a DriveThru RPG or DMs Guild account to be eligible to receive this prize.

[beardedmrbean]

The Texas entrepreneur working to bring back the woolly mammoth has added a new species to his revival list: the dodo.

Recreating this flightless bird, a symbol of human-caused extinction, is a chance for redemption. It might also motivate humans to remove invasive species from Mauritius, the bird's native habitat, said Ben Lamm, CEO and co-founder of Colossal Biosciences. 

"Humanity can undo the sins of the past with these advancing genetic rescue technologies," Lamm said. "There is always a benefit for carefully planned rewilding of a species back into its native environment."

The dodo is the third animal that Colossal Biosciences — which announced Tuesday it has raised $225 million since September 2021 — is working to recreate.

And no, the company isn't cloning extinct animals — that's impossible, said Lamm, who lives in Dallas. Instead, it's focusing on genes that produce the physical attributes of the extinct animals. The animals it's creating will have core genes from those ancestors, engineered for the same niche the extinct species inhabited.

The woolly mammoth, for instance, is being called an Arctic elephant. It will look like a woolly mammoth and contribute to the Arctic ecosystem in a way that’s similar to the woolly mammoth. But it will technically be an Asian elephant with genes altered to survive in the cold. Asian elephants and woolly mammoths share 99.6 percent of their DNA.

The mammoth was the company's first project because it had long been a passion for Harvard University geneticist and Colossal co-founder George Church. He believes that Arctic elephants are the key to creating an Ice Age-like ecosystem with grasslands and grazing mammals, and this could help fight climate change by sequestering carbon under permanently frozen grounds that span areas including Siberia, Canada, Greenland and Alaska.

The altered genes could also give elephants a new habitat that’s far away from the destructive forces of (most) humans, and the company's gene editing technologies could help eradicate elephant diseases.

The company's de-extinction projects seek to fill ecological voids and restore ecosystems, Lamm said. The Tasmanian tiger, which Colossal announced as its second de-extinction animal in August of 2022, is a good example. This tiger was the only apex predator in the Tasmanian ecosystem. No other animal filled its place when it went extinct.

Apex predators eat sick and weak animals, which helps control the spread of disease and improves an ecosystem's genetic health. So the tiger's extinction could have contributed to the near-extinction of Tasmanian devils that lived in the same ecosystem, Lamm said.

For the dodo, Colossal is partnering with evolutionary biologist Beth Shapiro, a scientific advisory board member for Colossal who led the team that first fully sequenced the dodo's genome.

The dodo went extinct in 1662 as a direct result of human settlement and ecosystem competition. They were killed off by hunting and the introduction of invasive species. Creating an environment where the dodos can thrive will require humans to remove the invaders (the non-human invaders, anyway), and this environmental restoration could have cascading benefits on other plants and animals.

"Everybody has heard of the dodo, and everybody understands that the dodo is gone because people changed its habitat in such a way that it could not survive," Shapiro said. "By taking on this audacious project, Colossal will remind people not only of the tremendous consequences that our actions can have on other species and ecosystems, but also that it is in our control to do something about it."

The company has secured $150 million in funding to revive this bird and build an Avian Genomics Group, bringing the company's total fundraising to $225 million.

Colossal has more than 40 scientists and three laboratories working to recreate the woolly mammoth, and they hope to have mammoth calves in 2028. There are 30 scientists working on the Tasmanian tiger. 

Reviving extinct animals is not a quick process, especially when considering the development of new technologies and the natural processes of Mother Nature (elephant gestation takes 22 months!). Some of Colossal's projects will take nearly a decade to complete, which is why the company is working to reintroduce multiple animals at the same time. 

"Given the rapidly changing planet and various ecosystems heavily influenced by humankind, we need more tools in our tool belt to also help species adapt faster than they are currently evolving," Lamm said.

And the tools aren't limited to extinct animals. Colossal is developing technology that can benefit other industries, and it's spinning these out into new companies. Last year, it spun out a software platform called Form Bio that's designed to help scientists collaborate and work with their data, visualizing it in meaningful ways rather than looking at raw numbers in a spreadsheet.

"Synthetic biology will allow the world to solve various human-induced, world-wide problems," Lamm said, "like making drought-resistant livestock, curing certain disease states in humans, creating corals that are tolerant to various salinities and higher temperatures ... and much more."

[rodrigobera04]

The ice type is our next type, with just nine combos.

ICE pure

Cold-blooded snake freezing its victim when it touches it.

Ice blocks that combine to create obstacles for the player.

Huge and strong Husky, used as a pack animal.

Capybara adapted to a cold region.

Small creature that likes to climb mountains without difficulty.

A cold, crystal-clear bottle that sprays out foamy liquid like soda.

Fan dancer blowing freezing fog.

Goat on top of a giant snowball that spins as it walks.

Creature covered in a huge furry coat on its body.

ICE/ROCK

Rocky spider crab with ice claws, based on an ushi-oni.

Rocky elf from a cold cave with ice spikes all over his body.

Rocky humanoid from snowy regions, appearing to be gangrenous.

Ice cream monster that has a stone cone horn.

Snow hyena breaking rocks with its strong jaws.

Troll made of stones, camouflaged in a stone mountain.

Living comet covering its body with ice as it passes through the universe.

Rocky and crystalline creature armor that defends its fragile snow body.

Triceratops with a huge ice block head.

ICE/FIGHTING

Warrior creating ice weapons for fighting.

Yak breaking ice and stone with his headbutts.

Fighter with two huge gloves made of ice blocks.

Troglodyte covered in skin and using a mammoth tusk as a club.

Yeti with very long legs for kicking.

Masked wrestling Smilodon.

Blue oni who punishes criminals with icy breaths and an ice club.

Kaiju whale that destroys huge blocks of ice.

Monster with a hooked horn made of ice.

ICE/FLYING

Hare with a sharp ice horn, flying with its long ears.

Cold vulture that eats frozen animals.

Bat with wings forming ice stalactites.

Little bird frozen in a cube, still having its wings to fly.

Marten jumping through the branches like an icy wind.

Cloud of snowflakes in the shape of an owl.

Literal snow angel, a winged spirit that brings winter snow.

Skyfish absorbing ice particles from the atmosphere.

Pterodactyl surviving the ice age and becoming a predator of cold regions.

ICE/GRASS

Musk ox with aromatic herbs for its coat.

Floral imp that lives in the North and South Poles, proliferating due to climate change.

Watermelon producing a juice that heals burns.

Acai palm with cold breath, its leaves also create a cool climate.

Wooden chalet in a taiga forest, looking like a Baba Yaga's house.

Banana that manipulates and creates ice cream, based on a banana split.

Lotus blooming on frozen lakes and gliding over the surface.

Apple that only germinates in the snow, covered by a layer of ice.

Pea pods resisting winter and protecting the seeds until spring.

ICE/STEEL

Powerful elephant seal with a metallic head, like a hammer.

Polar warrior throwing snowflakes like shurikens.

Cetitan predator, hunting with a harpoon snout.

Deep sea squid with a drill on its head to drill through glaciers.

Moose with antlers like shovels, tearing snow to open paths.

Creature forming ice blades like cutting propellers.

Winter boar having blades and pieces of metal on its back.

Warrior fighting with icy chains that have ice morning stars.

Marine animal that swims through glaciers with its bladed skate-like fin.

ICE/GROUND

"Yeti" marmot or rabbit, made of snow and earth.

Earth gnome covered in a snow beard.

Sand camel, but covered with snow.

Woolly rhinoceros preserved by permafrost.

Mole evolving into a whale-like creature that swims in the snow.

Eel or snake that appears from within the snow.

Creature that catapults balls of mud and snow.

Groundhog that woke up from hibernation and plants flowers for the beginning of spring.

Quadruped using its wide feet to walk on snow without sinking.

ICE/ELECTRIC

Pokémon throwing electrified snowballs.

Destructive hail creature that also hurls lightning.

Air conditioning-based creature, using electricity to lower the temperature.

Owlbear snowy owl that kills prey with shocks.

Ice and lightning horse that creates aurora borealis, based on wild hunt.

Snow monkey that controls electricity, with traits of the yokai nue.

Pikaclone mouse, uses its tail as a beacon to find its species in the snow.

Animal with dense fur that accumulates electricity to keep it warm.

Predatory monster using electricity to keep its victim frozen or paralyzed.

ICE/FIRE

Platypus with powers of fire and ice, alluding to its chimerical nature.

Saiga antelope blowing fire from its trunk.

Crystalline ice horn unicorn, creating parellios with it.

Hare that burns its winter white fur to a charred brown.

Monster imitating a cave with a hot fire inside.

Demon covered in ice but possessing an interior of very hot fire.

Warm petit gateau with melted ice cream on top, combining heat and cold.

Volcanic kaiju that cools down when it falls asleep, being covered in snow.

Flaming prehistoric creature that was frozen but resurrected by global warming.

THE LEGENDARY:

"Ice Queen" creature, ice/steel, made of a cold and piercing metal, creates disasters related to snow, cold and ice.

See you next time.

[outofangband]

Mammals of the March of Maedhros

Fish, Birds, Flowers

Flora, fauna, geography and environment Masterlist

Other world building in the Himring tag!

The March of Maedhros was a cold realm in Northeastern Beleriand. It was located slightly Southeast of Dorthonion and south of the planes and meadowlands of Lothlann and Ard Galen. The March was a cold region with taiga forested hills and icy waters, including the sources of several rivers, namely Celon and Little Gelion which were located in the other Hills around Himring. 

 The March falls between the cold mountains on the Southern and Eastern borders of Dorthonion and the mountainous regions of the Gap and Thargelion on its own Eastern border.

Like my other posts of this kind I will include more world building notes at the end (relationship between people/elves and the fauna, symbology or significance of certain species in local cultures, etc), otherwise this would just be a long list of species. Please always feel free to ask more about this, it’s one of my favorite topics 

Taiga and tundra: musk deer: reindeer, red squirrel, tundra wolf, altai mole, brown bear, snow vole, taiga shrew

Other forest: forest dormouse, northern birch mouse, pine marten, sable, common shrew, northern pika, moose, lynx

Hills and alpine meadow: grey marmot, forest steppe marmot, long tailed ground squirrel, wild horse, beech marten, northern badger

Northern reaches: snow leopard, wild yak, snow sheep

Throughout: red fox, brown hare, Eastern roe deer, field mouse

World building notes:

-As it’s probably obvious by the art in my background, the idea of snow leopards in the March is very important to me! Some of the most skilled among Maedhros’s captains hunted and scouted along side them and their image came to represent the ruthless, efficient and precise nature of his fighters in art and heraldry 

-I also believe that they were wild otters in the rivers specifically northern Celon,the colder one, rather unique to the region. These were far larger than common otters and well adapted to the cold. 

-Horses were brought in large numbers, including the descendants of Valinor horses. In the March they are bred for endurance, and ability to withstand the cold and train to respond to almost entirely non-verbal commands, especially by some sections of the scouts who ride them

-I always imagine a location or locations similar to Lake Baikal in Siberia, which is home the world’s only completely freshwater seal as well as cnidarian species that are not found anywhere else in the world. The seals in thr near frozen lake are abundant but are rarely slain. They are near inedible though their fat is highly useful for oils and their skins are occasionally used as well. The lake is located north of Himring and was originally the result of geologic activity in the Ered Engrin.

-Reindeer are kept by some of the Noldor and their allies in the more remote regions of the march. Their fur, skin, meat, and milk are all used.

-Pine martens and sables are dear to the Avarin groups of northeast Beleriand, some members even taking them as companions or scouts. They represent will and joy in stories and art

-I like to imagine smaller species of mammoths or woolly rhinos trek through the March on their search for fresh grass and vegetation. 

As always please feel free to ask more, I really love world building and I always feel these posts are incomplete

[ainews]

Pyrogenous hurdlers are becoming increasingly popular for their ability to induce fever in crowns of woolly mammoths. These athletes, who specialize in the track and field event of hurdling, have been attracting attention for their unique training methods and their potential to unearth ancient artifacts.

The reason why hurdlers are pyrogenous for crowns of woolly mammoths lies in the nature of their sport. Hurdling requires athletes to jump over a series of obstacles, known as hurdles, at high speeds. This type of high-intensity exercise can cause the body to produce heat, and in turn, induce a fever. This increase in body temperature has been shown to stimulate the immune system, leading to greater strength and faster healing.

For hurdlers, this natural pyrogenic response to their sport can be harnessed in a unique way: by wearing specialized suits designed to trap body heat and increase their core temperature. These suits, known as heat-trapping or sauna suits, are commonly used by athletes to promote weight loss through sweating. However, for hurdlers interested in finding woolly mammoth crowns, this heat-trapping ability is used for a different purpose.

Woolly mammoths, an extinct species of elephant-like creatures, roamed the Earth during the last Ice Age. These animals had extremely long, curved tusks that formed a crown-like shape at the top of their heads. This crown was made of a material called dentine, which is similar to the enamel on human teeth. However, unlike human teeth that can be passed down through generations, woolly mammoth tusks are rare and only a few have been found intact.

This is where the pyrogenous hurdlers come in. By donning their heat-trapping suits and running through areas that were once inhabited by woolly mammoths, these athletes are able to raise the temperature of the ground. This helps to melt the permafrost, the layer of frozen earth that has preserved the remains of these ancient creatures for thousands of years. The increased temperature also stimulates the growth of plants, which are known to attract mammoths for food.

With their body heat and sweating, hurdlers create a unique and effective way of locating these valuable crowns. Once they have found a tusk, they carefully excavate it and hand it over to paleontologists for preservation and study.

Despite the novelty of using athletes to find woolly mammoth crowns, this technique has been proven successful. In 2016, a team of Russian scientists announced the discovery of a 10,000-year-old woolly mammoth tusk in Siberia, believed to be the largest ever found. The tusk was located by a team of hurdlers who had been training in the area.

In addition to their role in uncovering ancient artifacts, hurdlers are also becoming known for their contributions to science. The increase in body temperature that occurs during their training has been shown to improve immune function and has even been linked to increased longevity. This has implications for both athletes and the wider population, and further research is being conducted on the potential health benefits of exercising in heat-trapping suits.

In conclusion, hurdlers are pyrogenous for crowns of woolly mammoths due to their sport and specialized training methods. This unique combination of athleticism, science, and history has put hurdlers in the spotlight as valuable contributors to our understanding of the past and potential for the future.

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Titans of the Tundra: Mammoth Majesty of the Ice Age A National Geographic shot of a massive, lifelike woolly mammoth towering in the foreground, standing on a grassy plain during the Ice Age. Its enormous tusks curve gracefully upwards, shining slightly under the soft natural light. The mammoth's thick, coarse fur is depicted in shades of brown and gray, with detailed texture. Surrounding the mammoth are other members of its herd grazing in the background, along with patches of green shrubbery and ancient coniferous trees. The landscape is vast and rugged, with snow-capped mountains visible in the distance under a partially cloudy sky. The scene has a prehistoric feel, with the giant mammal appearing strong and dominant, as if frozen in time in its natural habitat.

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Tais Teng (1952 -) Dutch artist and science fiction writer.

Run like the moa's, sifarch, the Neanderthals sang while they hammered hand axes out of hard flint. Run like the moa's, sifarch for glass spears are glittering at the horizon

Bring me to lush islands, they chimed

Swim, giant squid, swim to lush islands where pandeles dream

Those were ancient words in a language they didn't understand and had never understood. Their ancestors had been the plow apes of Cotrahviné, slow, course animals without a language or words of their own. In Cotrahviné they awakened, glittering fireflies of understanding emerging in their eyes. Cotrahviné disappeared, sank beneath the waves, was wiped away by advancing ice packs, who's to say?

They remembered the copper palace trees, the stink fungus growers and magicians of a species that called itself 'human' before Homo Sapiens existed. When the snow fell down like a white wall and smoke filled the caves, the Neanderthals sang the legends of Cotrahviné: 'Booming glaciers in the north, drifting snow in the south. Mammoths trample the frozen tundra, woolly rhino's root for reindeer moss bitter as gall: the world is ice.' All of the world? No, Cotrahviné lies dreaming in the azure ocean, a tropical archipelago, sultry as a summer night. Magic has stopped time here: slender Compsognathus whistle between the fern trees which disappeared at other places after the carboniferous period. Powerless gods hide away in the holes of snufflemice. Long before the first plow ape was tamed, our magicians (whose wisdom pleases the Gods) founded the country among countries: Cotrahviné, which will prosper until 'the ice itself melts and the last Mammoth has disappeared.' In other words, forever. This was the Platinum era of Cotrahviné: quiet, peaceful centuries in which every day started with a silver morning and ended in red gold. Everyone knew their place and there was a place for everyone. Sometimes the hunting party of a sifarch crushed the corn of a farmer, but what is the suffering of a farmer? Less than the fall of a water drop in a lightless cave. Of course these times knew their adventurers too: a strong, cunning man or woman could carve out their own empire in the hinterland, a fisher could become a squid magnate.

Yet peace and quiet and a long, boring life were the norm. Strange that legends hardly ever tell about long, boring lives…

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🦖✨ Interesting Facts About Fossils! 🌍🔍

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Ancient Microorganisms: Did you know the oldest known fossils are 3.5 billion-year-old microorganisms? Found in Western Australia, these tiny time travelers give us a glimpse into the dawn of life on Earth. Talk about ancient history!

Dinosaur Puzzles: Dinosaur fossils are often found as partial skeletons. Paleontologists piece together these prehistoric jigsaw puzzles to reconstruct the giants that once roamed our planet. It’s incredible to imagine these enormous creatures roaming the Earth!

Ice Age Snapshots: Some of the best-preserved fossils come from ice and permafrost. Woolly mammoths, with their hair, skin, and even stomach contents intact, provide a frozen snapshot of life during the Ice Age. These well-preserved specimens offer detailed insights into their environment and diet.

Amber Time Capsules: Imagine finding a 100-million-year-old insect trapped in amber. This fossilized tree resin can perfectly preserve small creatures, making them look like they were caught just yesterday. Amber fossils offer a detailed look at ancient ecosystems and the creatures that inhabited them.

Trace Fossils: Not all fossils are bones. Trace fossils, like footprints, burrows, and even ancient dung (coprolites), provide clues about the behavior and environment of extinct creatures. These indirect records help scientists piece together the daily lives and habitats of ancient organisms.

Living Fossils: The coelacanth fish is a living fossil that hasn't changed much in over 400 million years. Discovering one is like meeting a real-life time traveler from the age of dinosaurs. These "living fossils" offer a unique opportunity to study ancient life forms still thriving today.

Fossil Fuels: Did you know coal, oil, and natural gas are called fossil fuels because they come from the remains of ancient plants and microorganisms? These resources power our modern world but come from life that existed millions of years ago, demonstrating the long-term impact of ancient organic matter.

Continental Clues: Fossils found on different continents support the theory of plate tectonics. Similar fossils in South America and Africa suggest these lands were once part of a supercontinent called Pangaea. This evidence helps scientists understand the movement of Earth's continents over geological time.

Dinosaur Giants: The Argentinosaurus, one of the largest dinosaurs ever discovered, was over 100 feet long and weighed around 100 tons. Its massive fossils are a testament to the giants that once ruled the Earth, giving us a sense of the incredible scale of these prehistoric creatures.

Feathered Dinosaurs: Some fossils, like Archaeopteryx, show that many dinosaurs had feathers. This evidence links them closely to modern birds, changing our view of these ancient reptiles. Feathered dinosaur fossils provide crucial insights into the evolution of birds from their dinosaur ancestors.

Fossils are incredible windows into the past, offering clues about the history of life on Earth. Which fact amazed you the most? 🌟🦕

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