article_snippet: Mammoths co-existed with early humans who hunted them for food.
article_snippet: The mammoth was roughly the size as a modern African elephant, standing up to 11ft tall .
article_snippet: them are the best studied of all prehistoric animals thanks to the discovery of frozen carcasses, as well as dung and skeletons.
article_snippet: The mammoth was roughly the size as a modern African elephant, standing up to 11ft tall and weighing about seven tonnes, and The mammoth fur and long hair protected The mammoth from severe winters.