[ElkGroveDan]

A few pygmy mammoths survived until about 3000 years ago on arctic islands in the Russian far north.

Now there I see a commercial possibility. Create herds of the little ones for their wool. People would pay a fortune for a mammoth-wool coat. I also suspect that people descended from ice-age European populations probably have a natural taste for mammoth meat. I for one, can't wait to try those steaks.

[COBOL2Java]

I also suspect that people descended from ice-age European populations probably have a natural taste for mammoth meat. I for one, can't wait to try those steaks.

Or the ribs!

[Texan5]

“Herds of the little ones for their wool”

Animals bred and kept for wool are sheared once or twice a year, depending on the weather and species-since llamas and alpacas are downright dangerous, compared with sheep and angora goats, I can only imagine what a bitch it would be to get a mammoth on that shearing table without getting kicked or charged...