Mammoth Tusk

...and how!

(This blog once gave out mammoth parts for Christmas.

Boy was I convinced the woollies were gonna be big that following summer.

This blog can err, but mammoths are a theme. Don't pass up on info without zipping it along regarding animals extinct or otherwise...)

Over at CoasttoCoast a listener sent in the following:

This mammoth tusk was found by my Yupik friend, Johnny (pictured). It washed out of the permafrost during a flood last year. I have bought and sold mammoth tusks in Alaska for over twenty years. At 14 feet long, this is the longest one I have ever purchased.

--Chuck Leake
akivory@gci.net

Baby Mammoth

Deep freeze: this mammoth calf, standing 4ft 3in tall and weighing

110lb (7st 8lb), still had some tufts of her woolly coat attached when she was

unearthed in Siberia

People have found a fantastically preserved baby Woolly Mammoth. What surprised me was the reference to Wrangel Island. I had always thought that Mammoths died out 10,000 years ago, but they were alive as recently as 2000 b.c., or 1700 if you believe the Wiki reference.

Tiny Horse

I believe the subject has come up before, this one is pretty tiny:

Image of Thumbelina by Phil Konstantin

And something larger as well, in fact largest elephant ever? (republican jokes in comments are welcome):

H.sapiens, Songhua River Mammoth, African Elephant

Image: Asiertxo

Mastadons

Freely roaming the high plateaus of Alaska as recently as the 1890's!

Get your own Woolly Mammoth wool!!

Bringing Back

the Woolly Mammoth?

They must be such a pain to groom. More here.

via Drudge

Water

Follows me and does not wish to remain contained. I must get down to the basement and vacuum again.

A couple of links while I sit down for a second.

Pat Crawford makes excellent works in the knife realm.

Many, many years ago I purchased a survival staff (walking stick/blow gun etc.) I need to pick up a fitting because it will serve as a sturdy monopod for the camera.

These look very handy, they would make fine birthday/holiday gifts from those not on tight budgets to anyone who appreciates finely crafted items that are sure to get much use.

This is impressive more as jewelry than tool. Who could work something so lovely? When I went to Alaska I thought beforehand that if I were to get something to remember the trip it would be either a knife or I thought, what if I found a beautiful pen made with mastodon ivory? I really had that pen on my mind when I finally hit the first shop that mentioned ivory and what did I see? A gorgeous pen in ancient mammoth ivory!! Alas the price was far greater than I could realize, oh well. I have nice pens and knives, I took the experience far more deeply than I ever would something material. I never saw another one so it was remarkable to have something so specific in my brain and walk right up to it straight away.

Scientific American had an article about Damascus forging years ago. The man who wrote that has a paper up here which I believe is the same article but trimmed a little for a younger audience. SA does not have the archives freely available. The PDF version is here. Art history and science, what's not to love.

Wooly Rhinocerous

Stolen!!! Wow do I hate thieves!!!!!

I know where to get Mammoth hair cheap, locally!!!

I gave it out for Christmas one year, to mixed response.

Inquire if you have a need.