Also, scientists are mapping neanderthal DNA.
Mammoths and cavemen, together again. (they oughtta check the DNA of a couple of guys I work with, throwbacks for sure)
http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/06/26/neanderthal.dna.ap/index.html
I clicked this link, but got a Page Not Found message.
Regarding the little elephant, it looks as if he may have a bit of a hump on the back of his head. Is this relevant? He is missing his ears which may be because they were fragile and were destroyed, or perhaps they were small because he lived in a cold climate,