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Originally Posted by Dantheman62
Well hmmm that's a tough one Jack!, first off I don't agree that mammoths roamed in more temperate climates, I mean why did they have all that fur or hair?
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They did have a lot of hair, well spotted
BUT their hair was
greasless which is an extremely rare occurance in polar climate creatures. Most animals that live in cold climates have grease glands on their skin which cause their hair to be greasy in order to insulate from the cold. The 'woolly' or,
hairy mamoths lacked these glands. There are many animals who have hair without grease glands most of which live in temperate climates.
I'll finish this later :P work must be done , what with this climate change and all we could be living in frozen tundra tomorrow!